NCT00723008

Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation in Burned Patients

Effect of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation on PTSD in Burned Outpatients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: United States Army Institute of Surgical Research · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To find out if Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation is a useful treatment for people who have been burned and have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. CES may be helpful in giving relief to some or all of those symptoms.

Detailed description

The purpose of this research study is to systematically determine if CES therapy is effective in managing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the burn patient. Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) is the delivery of low-level electrical stimulation across the head, delivered with ear lobe electrode clips or self-adhesive electrode pads. CES in the current form has been used for the past 30 years to successfully treat anxiety, depression, insomnia and pain in a variety of patient populations. This FDA approved medical device is non-invasive and has no reported significant side effects. It will be used on patients undergoing outpatient rehabilitation in our burn center.

Conditions

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
• Burns

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Alpha Stim 100 (Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation)	cranial electrical stimulation 100 microamps

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-05-01
• Primary completion: 2010-06-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2008-07-28
• Last updated: 2013-03-22
• Results posted: 2013-03-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States