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The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)

NCT00765739 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2013-01-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this project is to test the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) that produces 40 % of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) in increasing muscle size and improvement in muscle force output within the thigh muscle of elderly people.

Conditions

  • Muscle Fiber Atrophy, Type II

Interventions

OTHER

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation

neuromuscular electrical stimulation that produce 40% of the maximum voluntary contraction

OTHER

voluntary strengthening exercise

contracting the quadriceps muscle voluntarily to produce 40% of maximum voluntary contraction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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