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Interferential Electrical Stimulation and Vasodilatation in Healthy Individuals

NCT01450371 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2013-01-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Interferential electrical stimulation (IES) increases local blood flow. It is not known whether increases in blood flow may be caused by inhibition of sympathetic activity, mediated by muscle metaboreflex activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of IES on metaboreflex activation in healthy subjects.

Conditions

  • Decreased Vascular Flow

Interventions

DEVICE

Interferential

The individuals are treated acutely with IES during 30 min, providing a continuous flow of symmetrical rectangular interferential current biphasic pulses using bipolar electrodes with two channels and a slope of 1/5/1. The fixed current is adjusted to 4000 Hz, with the current AMF at 100 Hz and an AMF variation of 25 Hz (25% of AMF).

DEVICE

Interferential Placebo

The same instructions and electrode positions were provided to the placebo, although the equipment did not provide any stimulation current

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Brasilia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gaspar R Chiappa, Dr · Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2012-10-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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