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NCT03369418 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Effectiveness of CES on Emotional and Cellular Wellbeing

A NA study, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
44
Enrollment target

NCT03369418: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

NCT03369418 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of California, Los Angeles. The registered enrollment target is 44 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03369418, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
44 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The investigators aim to use a CES (cranial electrotherapy stimulation) intervention to improve emotional well-being by reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression and to assess for changes in markers of cellular health - specifically, telomere length and telomerase activity

Primary Outcome

The Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) evaluates symptoms of anxiety and depression, minimum 0 and maximum 52 with higher scores indicating more symptoms. A combined score it utilized as the primary outcome measure, summing the scores for anxiety and depression.

Interventions

  • DEVICE Alpha-Stim Active
  • DEVICE Alpha-Stim Inactive

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 44 participants
Start Date 2016-03
Est. Completion 2018-10-20
Phase NA

What the finished NCT03369418 record still lists

NCT03369418 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 44 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Alpha-Stim Active is the first listed.

NCT03369418 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03369418 about?

NCT03369418 is a clinical study titled "Effectiveness of CES on Emotional and Cellular Wellbeing". The investigators aim to use a CES (cranial electrotherapy stimulation) intervention to improve emotional well-being by reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression and to assess for changes in markers of cellular health - specifically, telomere length and telomerase activity

What is the current status of trial NCT03369418?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 44 participants. The study started on 2016-03. Estimated completion is 2018-10-20.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03369418?

The interventions under investigation include: Alpha-Stim Active (DEVICE), Alpha-Stim Inactive (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03369418?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles, which has 897 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03369418's enrollment target sits among peer trials

44 1423rd of 2000 higher than 566 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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