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Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT02061410 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2014-02-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on neuromuscular and functional parameters in elderly with knee osteoarthritis.

The hypothesis is that NAMES is able to strengthen the quadriceps muscle and to improve healthy status of elderly with knee osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimlation (NMES)

The intervention was performed with subjects seated on a regular chair (hip and knee angles maintained at approximately 908), 3 times/week for a period of 8 weeks. NMES parameters included: rectangular biphasic symmetric current, pulse duration of 400 ms and stimulation frequency of 80 Hz.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marco A Vaz, PhD · Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-11-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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