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The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

NCT00442728 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2007-03-02

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Summary

The effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on muscle atrophy in sedated patients on intensive care was studied. The aim of this study was to explore if electrical stimulation could prevent muscle atrophy.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Ventilatory Failure

Interventions

DEVICE

ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • KU Leuven

    collaborator OTHER

  • Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • RAf LJ Meesen, Phd · PHL

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-01-31
Completion
2003-06-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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