# Interrogating the Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Constipation in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

> **NCT05989763** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston** · enrollment: 60 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Systemic Sclerosis
- Constipation
- Gastrointestinal Motility Disorder
- Autonomic Dysfunction

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation (TEA)
- **DEVICE:** Sham-TEA

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05989763
- **Lead sponsor:** The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-02-17
- **Primary completion:** 2028-08-14
- **Final completion:** 2029-09-01
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-26

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05989763

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05989763, "Interrogating the Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Constipation in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05989763. Licensed CC0.

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