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Clinical trialNCT01900132RecruitingInterventional

Electrical Impedance Myography: Natural History Studies inNeuromuscular Disorders and Healthy Volunteers

SponsorNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)Enrollment275Inherited Neuromuscular ConditionsInherited NeuropathiesMotor Neuron DiseaseNeuromuscular Disease
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Summary

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Background: \- Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a new technique being studied to see if it is helpful in evaluating muscle disorders and nerve disorders. EIM looks at how a mild, painless electrical current travels through muscles. Researchers want to gain experience in using the EIM device. They will collect information on the results of using it on people with and without nerve and muscle diseases, and compare that with information from other standard tests. First, they will test the device on healthy people. Then they will test people with a variety of neuromuscular diseases. Because the test is noninvasive and not painful, researchers will test both children and adults. Objectives: \- To gain experience using the EIM muscle testing device. Eligibility: * Healthy volunteers at least 2 years old. * Individuals at least 2 years old who have neuromuscular disease. Design: * Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam. * Participants will have one 2-3 hour clinic visit. Researchers may request follow-up visits. * Participants will be tested with the EIM device. The device and small electrodes will be placed on their skin. An electric current will pass through the device, but the participants will not feel this. * Participants may have an ultrasound test. A gel will be put on their skin, and a device will be moved over the skin. * Participants may have a nerve test. Electrodes will be placed on their skin, and they will feel a small shock. * Participants may have a test where a thin needle is inserted in their muscle.

Investigators

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  • Tanya J Lehky, M.D.

    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    Principal Investigator

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
20 Jun 2013
Primary completion
1 Jun 2027
Completion
1 Jun 2027
Last update posted
4 Aug 2026
Registered enrollment
275
Registry id
NCT01900132

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.