A Two-step Training Paradigm for Voluntary Control of the Peri-auricular Muscles

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Non-disabled Volunteers, Lacking Voluntary Control of Ear Muscles

In brief

The current study intends to test the effectiveness of a two-step training paradigm for a set of skeletal muscles, which are above and behind the external portion of the ear (Peri-auricular muscles).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02358915

Run by

University of Southern California

People needed

10

Starts

2015-02-01

Expected to finish

2016-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• healthy participants
• can't control their peri-auricular muscles at the beginning of the study (no visible movement of the ears on command).

You may not qualify if…

• Suffering any comorbid neuromuscular disease.
• Having a history of severe traumatic brain injury.
• Demonstrating cognitive impairment that would prevent them from providing inform consent or following the directions of the study protocol.
• Having a history of migraine headaches that could be exacerbated with the use of the electrical stimulation or the prolonged training sessions.
• Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) dysfunction that could lead to unusual discomfort following training session.
• Having a history of prior seizure.
• Being implanted with pacemaker or defibrillators.

Where it is running

• University of Southern California-Health Sciences Campus — Los Angeles, California, United States

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