TABLE 2.
Study | Constant Current or Constant Voltage Stimulation | Pulse Rate | Pulse Duration | Pulse Amplitude | Channel Delay | Out-of-phase or In-Phase | Duty Cycle |
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Popović Maneski et al., 2011 [47] | Constant current, (voltage maximum limit: 95V) | 40 Hz | 250us | Minimal value (between 0 and 50mA) able to induce full flexion or extension at the wrist. | 0-1000ms | Out-of-phase | N/A |
Dosen et al., 2015 [68] | Constant current. (voltage maximum not reported) | 100 Hz | 300 us | Current amplitude to obtain flexion or extension of the joint (motor stimulation). Mean (wrist flexor) 15 +− 3 mA, mean (wrist extensor) 18 +− 5 mA. Highest current amplitude which did not cause muscle contraction (sensor stimulation). Mean (wrist flexor) 9 +− 3 mA, mean (wrist extensor) 10 +− 3mA. |
N/A | Out-of-phase | N/A |
Widjaja et al., 2011 [69] | Constant current. (voltage maximum not reported) | 25 Hz | 200 us | 23 mA | N/A | Out-of-phase – possibly only applied to wrist extensors. | N/A |
Pahwa et al., 2019 [17] and Isaacson et al., 2020 [53] | Constant current. (voltage maximum not reported) | 150 Hz | 300 us biphasic pulses, 50 us interpulse duration | Highest tolerable stimulation level (below threshold for muscle contraction). Mean 5.4mA +− 2.9 | N/A | Alternating between stimulating the median and radial nerve at a frequency equal to the patient’s dominant tremor frequency as measured during a calibration period. | N/A |
Kim et al., 2020 [18] | Constant voltage. (current limits not reported) | 50, 100 or 200 Hz | 200 us (biphasic, 100us per phase) | Between 3.57 V to 17.33V depending on the minimal strength of stimulation that could be discerned by the subject. | N/A | In-phase for the closed-loop trials, based on the dominant tremor frequency. | 12.5%, 25% and 37.5% of the tremor cycle were trialled. |
Prochazka et al., 1992 [65] | Constant current. (voltage maximum not reported) | 30 Hz | 200 us | Between 20mA to 100mA, amplitude-modulated based on filtered tremor measurement signal. | N/A | Out-of-phase | N/A |
Note: N/A = not available