Pilot Study: NMES and High Protein for Recovery After SAH

This study is looking at whether early treatment with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and high protein supplementation (HPRO) can help adults recover muscle mass after a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which is a type of bleeding in the brain. Researchers want to see if these interventions improve muscle mass, metabolism, and inflammation compared to standard care. You might be able to join if you are between 25 and 80 years old, have been diagnosed with SAH, and had surgery for it within 48 hours. The main goal is to see how much the thickness of your thigh muscle changes after 14 days. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional pilot study planning to enroll 30 participants. It compares a group receiving NMES and HPRO to a group receiving standard care.
What's involved
Participants will receive neuromuscular electrical stimulation twice daily and high protein supplementation three times a day during the study period. The primary endpoint is measured at 14 days.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary outcome is measured at 14 days, indicating a follow-up period of at least that long.

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NCT03201094

Impact of NMES and HPRO on Recovery After SAH- Pilot Study

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Maryland, Baltimore
~30 participants
Updated 2026-05-19 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)High Protein Supplementation

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in muscle layer thickness of the quadriceps muscle as measured by muscle ultrasound scan at the end of study period.
Measured over 14 days
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Muscle Atrophy
Inflammation
Nutritional and Metabolic Disease
1 sites across 1 states
Maryland1
  • Neeraj Badjatia, MD MSc · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Maryland, Baltimore

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  • Change in muscle layer thickness of the quadriceps muscle as measured by muscle ultrasound scan at the end of study period.14 days

    Change in the muscle layer thickness of the quadriceps muscle as measured by ultrasound.