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Effect of Acu-Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Acu-TENS) on Post-exercise Expiratory Flow Volume in Healthy Subjects

NCT00998179 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2009-10-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to investigate the effect of Acu-TENS on forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), a test of pulmonary function used to assess airway resistance, during sub-maximal treadmill exercise in healthy subjects.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DEVICE

Acu-TENS

Application of Acu-TENS (with electrical output from the machine)

DEVICE

Placebo-TENS

Application of Acu-TENS (without electrical output from the machine)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

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

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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