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Functional Electrical Stimulation in Cardiac Patients

NCT02088138 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2014-03-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) on physical performance and quality of life of patients in cardiac rehabilitation.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Functional Electrical Stimulation

Functional electrical stimulation twice per week for eight weeks totaling sixteen sessions.

DEVICE

Functional Electrical Stimulation placebo

Functional electrical stimulation in the sensory threshold level, twice a week for eight weeks, totaling sixteen sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Prof. Dr. Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antônio M Vargas da Silva, PhD · Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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