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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| FFR-ARM-002 | Other Grant/Funding Number | Firstkind |
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The primary objective of this study is to explore the application of the Firefly® device for delivering NMES to anatomically defined regions of the upper limb and to observe associated physiological changes. Specifically, the study will assess alterations in arterial and venous blood flow, as well as local muscle oxygen saturation, as potential indicators of muscle perfusion during NMES.
Participants will undergo NMES using the Firefly® device, applied to two predefined regions of the upper limb: one targeting the anterior arm nerve bundle (a collective term referring to motor and sensory nerves within the anterior and medial compartments of the upper arm, including the musculocutaneous and adjacent (median, medial cutaneous, ulnar and radial) nerves, and the other targeting the median nerve in the proximal forearm.
Vascular responses will be assessed at two sites, the brachial artery and axillary vein, using Doppler ultrasound. For each nerve-vascular site pairing, NMES will alternate between stimulation OFF and ON conditions (10 OFF and 10 ON cycles), comprising one stimulation block of approximately 20 minutes. Each participant will complete four stimulation blocks in total.
During both ON and OFF phases, blood flow volume and haemodynamic parameters, including peak systolic velocity (PSV), end-diastolic velocity (EDV), and resistive index (RI), will be recorded. Additionally, local muscle oxygen saturation (SmO₂) will be continuously monitored using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to assess tissue-level physiological changes.
The total study participation time per individual is approximately 2 hours.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Single experimental arm: Firefly NMES | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Firefly NMES device | Device | Firefly NMES device applied to the upper limb during a single-visit exploratory pysiological study |
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| Change in upper-limb blood flow volume during NMES (ON vs OFF) | Within-subject change in upper-limb blood flow volume (mL/min) measured using Doppler ultrasound during neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) delivered via the Firefly device, comparing stimulation ON versus OFF conditions. Measurements will be collected across repeated stimulation cycles at predefined upper-limb stimulation zones and vascular assessment sites. | During single study visit (approximately 2 hours), across repeated stimulation ON/OFF cycles |
| Change in upper-limb peak systolic velocity during NMES (ON vs OFF) | Within-subject change in upper-limb peak systolic velocity (PSV; cm/s) measured using Doppler ultrasound during NMES delivered via the Firefly device, comparing stimulation ON versus OFF conditions across repeated stimulation cycles at predefined upper-limb stimulation zones and vascular assessment sites. | During a single study visit (approximately 2 hours), across repeated stimulation ON/OFF cycles. |
| Change in upper-limb end-diastolic velocity during NMES (ON vs OFF) | Within-subject change in upper-limb end-diastolic velocity (EDV; cm/s) measured using Doppler ultrasound during NMES delivered via the Firefly device, comparing stimulation ON versus OFF conditions across repeated stimulation cycles at predefined upper-limb stimulation zones and vascular assessment sites. | During a single study visit (approximately 2 hours), across repeated stimulation ON/OFF cycles. |
| Change in upper-limb resistive index during NMES (ON vs OFF) | Within-subject change in upper-limb resistive index (RI; unitless ratio) derived from Doppler ultrasound measurements during NMES delivered via the Firefly device, comparing stimulation ON versus OFF conditions across repeated stimulation cycles at predefined upper-limb stimulation zones and vascular assessment sites. | During a single study visit (approximately 2 hours), across repeated stimulation ON/OFF cycles. |
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| Incidence of adverse events and device-related effects | Number and type of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), adverse device effects (ADEs), serious adverse device effects (SADEs), and device deficiencies observed during study participation. | During single study visit (approximately 2 hours) |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Firstkind | High Wycombe | Buckinghamshire | HP11 1JX | United Kingdom |
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This is a single-centre, within-subject exploratory study designed to evaluate the physiological effects of NMES applied to the upper limb using the Firefly® device. A repeated-measures design will be used to compare physiological parameters under alternating stimulation OFF and ON conditions.
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| Change in upper-limb muscle oxygen saturation during NMES (ON vs OFF) | Within-subject change in upper-limb muscle oxygen saturation (SmO₂; %) measured continuously using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) during NMES delivered via the Firefly device, comparing stimulation ON versus OFF conditions across repeated stimulation cycles at predefined upper-limb stimulation zones and assessment sites. | During a single study visit (approximately 2 hours), across repeated stimulation ON/OFF cycles. |