Smartwatch-Style device could help cancer patients, but first: does it work in healthy people?
NCT ID NCT06366074
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a wearable device that delivers mild electrical stimulation to the wrist (called transcutaneous electrical acustimulation, or TEA) in healthy adults. Participants wear the device for three days and use it for 60 minutes daily. The goal is to see if the device is easy to use and safe, with no serious skin irritation or pain. This early work is meant to pave the way for future studies in cancer patients who experience symptoms from chemotherapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Watch-Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation (TEA) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could be tested in cancer patients to help manage chemotherapy-induced symptoms like nausea or pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early pilot study with no participants enrolled yet. It only tests usability and safety in healthy people, so it may not translate to patient benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants that are willing and able to come to the clinic for two scheduled visits * Participants are capable of understanding clinical study procedures * Participants agree to complete the questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with implanted medical devices for electrical stimulation (e.g. cardiac pacemaker) * Those enrolled in a concurrent clinical study * Those unable to comply with the study protocol due to a disease, psychiatric illness, alcoholism, substance abuse, geographic distance, or other factors that would place the study participant at increased risk or preclude the study participant's full compliance with or completion of the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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