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Trial reportJournal of diabetes research2025

An Open-Label Comparative Study of the Impact of Two Types of Electrical Stimulation (Direct Current Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation) on Physical Therapy Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.

Dimitrios Kostopoulos, Konstantine Rizopoulos, Joe McGilvrey, Jennifer Hauskey, Jeff Courcier, Kay Connor-Israel, Harry Koster, Ramona von Leden

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialComparative StudyMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Journal of diabetes research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Dimitrios KostopoulosDepartment of Physical Therapy, Hands-On Diagnostics, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5074-9050
Konstantine RizopoulosDepartment of Physical Therapy, Hands-On Diagnostics, New York, New York, USA.
Joe McGilvreyDepartment of Physical Therapy, Hands-On Diagnostics, New York, New York, USA.
Jennifer HauskeyDepartment of Physical Therapy, Hands-On Diagnostics, New York, New York, USA.
Jeff CourcierDepartment of Physical Therapy, Hands-On Diagnostics, New York, New York, USA.
Kay Connor-IsraelDepartment of Physical Therapy, Hands-On Diagnostics, New York, New York, USA.
Harry KosterDepartment of Physical Therapy, Hands-On Diagnostics, New York, New York, USA.
Ramona von LedenDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2554-6451

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Diabetic NeuropathiesElectric Stimulation TherapyPhysical Therapy ModalitiesTranscutaneous Electric Nerve StimulationAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeural ConductionTreatment Outcomediabetic peripheral neuropathyelectrical stimulationnerve conduction parametersneuropathic symptoms

Identifiers

PMID39949402
PMCPMC11824710

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