Electrical Inhibition of Human Preterm Contractions
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Official title
Electrical Inhibition (EI): A Preliminary Study to Prevent the Uterine Contractions of Human Preterm Labor and Preterm Birth
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to explore a new method to stop preterm uterine contractions using an electrical device. The device, an "electrical pacemaker for the uterus," has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical research in pregnant women. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of the device. The investigators hypothesize that human preterm uterine contractions can be safely and objectively inhibited with a weak electrical current provided by an electrical inhibition (EI)/uterine pacemaker device, and that this effect relates to the timing and length of EI exposure.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02983240
- Recruitment status
- Suspended
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 110 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 50 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 28, 2017
- Primary completion
- Jan 20, 2026
- Completion
- Jan 20, 2026
- Last update posted
- Dec 3, 2024
2017 – 2026
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida | Gainesville | Florida | 32610 | — |
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- Last update posted Dec 3, 2024 · Synced Sep 7, 2026
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