New York, New York, Jul 26, 2001 (Market News
Publishing via COMTEX) -- Global Innovative Systems, Inc., a Nevada
Corporation, announced that results of a double-blind, multi-site
clinical trial of the Enermed device for the treatment of multiple
sclerosis symptoms (MS) are being submitted for publication in a peer
reviewed journal.
MS is a chronic, often disabling disease that
randomly attacks the central nervous system. The potential relevance of
the Enermed for MS was first demonstrated in a double-blind, placebo
controlled pilot study conducted by Todd Richards, PhD., Professor of
Radiology at the University of Washington. The Enermed treatment was
associated with significant improvements on a composite measure of 8
common symptoms of MS. The results of this study were published in the
peer reviewed Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine in 1997
(Richards et al., 1997, 3(1):21-29).
The encouraging results of the pilot study led to a
$300,000 grant from the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)
to further study the potential of this innovative therapy. The grant
allowed the Company to complete a large-scale, double-blind, placebo
controlled trial or the device at three sites around the country. This
larger clinical trial was designed to see how extremely low frequency,
pulsed electromagnetic fields (EMF's) affected three of the most common
and debilitating symptoms of MS: fatigue, bladder control problems, and
spasticity.
The "Enermed Therapy," is an innovative
electrodeless technology that, prior to the pilot study with MS, was
used primarily to treat migraine headaches. The technology allows a
trained technician to take a reading of the amplitude or the
bioelectromagnetic signals emitted by individual patients. The Enermed
Device, a non invasive, pulsed electromagnetic field generator is then
programmed based on each patient's own bioelectromagnetic profile. The
electromagnetic energy generated by the Enermed is similar in strength
to the electromagnetic field produced by the earth.
The 1997 pilot study and the more recent multi-site
clinical trial of the Enermed demonstrate the Company's commitment to
completing the research required for FDA approval of this therapy. A
non-pharmacological treatment for the symptoms of MS would be a
tremendous breakthrough for the MS community. It is estimated that
350,000 people in the United States and up to 2 million people worldwide
suffer from MS. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society estimates that
direct and indirect costs associated with MS exceed 9 billion dollars
annually.
Certain of these statements contained in this press
release may be deemed forward-looking statements. Such statements, and
other matters addressed in this press release, involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from these statements and matters are the risks and
other factors detailed, from time to time, in the Company's reports with
Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the
Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form
l0-Q.
On Enermed Therapy for symptomatic relief of MS and
migraine headaches visit the Company's website at www.enermed.com