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Effect of Acu-Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Post-Exercise Expiratory Flow Rate in Subjects With Asthma

NCT00824642 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2009-01-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Acu-TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation applied on acupoints) on the post- exercise expiratory flow rate and exercise performance on the subjects with exercise.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Applied 45 minutes prior to exercise

DEVICE

placebo

placebo TENS applied prior to exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alice Jones, PhD, FACP · Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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