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Effects of Ascending and Descending Direct Current on the Handgrip Strength

NCT03150823 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 87

Last updated 2018-09-12

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Summary

Electrical stimulation currently has a wide range of clinical applications, being used for activities such as strengthening, pain control, edema management, or inflammation control after injury or surgery. One of the classic forms of electrotherapy is the Direct current (galvanic current), which stands out for its unique effects (polar and interpolar effects) and that are not achieved with other modalities of electrotherapy. Within these effects those activators or suppressors of nervous system activity are described. One of the applications of direct current is to produce sedation or excitation on the nervous system through longitudinal applications (longitudinal galvanization). This application technique is known as the upstream or downstream effect of the direct current or "Leduc Effect", in which it is postulated that an ascending type longitudinal galvanization has excitation effects of the central and / or peripheral nervous system. The study will evaluate the influence of the upward and downward direct current effect when performing a manual dynamometer test while monitoring by miofeedback in college students.

Conditions

  • Muscle Strength

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Upward Direct Current (Ascending Effect)

Application of direct current (Galvanic) in milliamperes current which varies according to the positioning of the electrodes. In the ascending stream direct current (Ascending effect) the proximal cathode and distal anode are placed, a excitatory effect on the nervous system being described in theory.

PROCEDURE

Downward Direct Current (Descending Effect)

Application of direct current (Galvanic) in milliamperes current which varies according to the positioning of the electrodes. In the descending stream direct current (Descending effect) the proximal anode and distal cathode are placed, a sedative and analgesic effect on the nervous system being described in theory.

PROCEDURE

Sham Direct Current

Installation of electrotherapy equipment off (Sham tratment).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Quiropraxia y Equilibrio

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hernán Andrés A de la Barra Ortiz, Mg. · Study Principal Investigator

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-26
Primary Completion
2017-08-26
Completion
2018-08-02

Countries

  • Chile

Study Locations

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