Neurostimulation and Electromyographs Assessment of th TetraGraph in Healthy Volunteers
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Electromyography
- Sponsor
- University of Debrecen
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Primary performance assessment of TetraGraph device
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
TetraGraph is a newly developed EMG-based (electromyograph), quantitative, battery-powered neuromuscular monitoring system intended for daily clinical use. The primary aim of this clinical investigation is to examine the applicability (ease of use, equipment need, etc.), repeatability (precision or internal consistency) and performance (signal quality, accuracy of outcome, voltage of stimulation output before and during a stimulus) and tolerability of the Tetragraph device in healthy volunteers.
Detailed Description
The primary endpoint will be assessment of the ability of the TetraGraph prototype to deliver neuro-stimulation, and assessment of the ability to acquire muscle action potentials and record these evoked responses on the SD-card. The study will be performed on healthy volunteers - 10 male and 10 female. Testing will be done at two separate stimulation/recording sites: ulnar nerve stimulation/abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle recording; and ulnar nerve stimulation/adductor pollices (AP) muscle recording. The side of testing (RIGHT vs. LEFT hand) will be determined a priori and randomly by the principal investigator, such that 10 volunteers each will be tested on the RIGHT and 10 on the LEFT hands. At each stimulating/recording site two stimulation protocols (single twitch stimulation and train-of-four stimulation) will be performed with growing current intensity (10-60 mA (milliAmps), in a 10 mA step-up fashion). Volunteers will rate the tolerability of each stimulation protocols on a visual analogue scale. EMG data will be recorded on the SD card and evaluated off-line.
Investigators
Tamas Vegh, MD
MD, PhD
University of Debrecen
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 18 years or older
- •Volunteer is American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I-III (Tabl
- •Volunteer has provided written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Presence of an underlying neuromuscular disease
- •Use of medications known to interfere with neuromuscular transmission
- •Presence of renal or hepatic disease
- •Subject has only one upper extremity
- •Subject has open sores at the skin sites needed for electrode application
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Primary performance assessment of TetraGraph device
Time Frame: Subjects will be followed for the time of measurements an expected avarage of one hour
The primary objective of this study is the assessment of the ability of the prototype to deliver neuro-stimulation, and assessment of the ability to acquire muscle action potentials and record these evoked responses on the SD-card.
Secondary Outcomes
- Secondary performance assessment of TetraGraph Device(Subjects will be followed for the time of measurements an expected avarage of one hour)