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Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

NCT02313714 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2014-12-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study intends to treat patient with congestive heart failure that are maximized their pharmacological treatment and at heart transplant wait list.

All patients in the treatment arm will receive electric muscular stimulation with a Russian current protocol twice a week for 7 weeks.

The outcome will be assessed by the improvement in quality of life and functional capacity.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

stimulation wave (2.5 kHz, burst at 50Hz, on/off: 3/9 sec),

All patients in the treatment arm will receive electric muscular stimulation with a Russian current protocol twice a week for 7 weeks.

DEVICE

Sham

very low electric muscular stimulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Campinas, Brazil

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maria Carolina Sacilotto, MsC · University of Campinas

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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