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Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Systems to Promote the Maintenance of Bone and Muscle

NCT03165318 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2017-05-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a pilot study that evaluates the effect of PEMF in maintaining muscle mass postoperatively in individuals experiencing clinical immobilisation due ACL reconstruction surgery. Half of the participants will receive the PEMF therapy in combination with standard rehabilitation programme, while the other half will receive sham therapy in combination with standard rehabilitation programme.

Conditions

  • Muscle Loss Post Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Interventions

DEVICE

Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy

Participants of this arm will be exposed to 10 minutes of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) once a week for a total of 16 weeks. The PEMF device produces pulsed magnetic fields at flux densities up to 1 mT peak.

DEVICE

Sham Therapy

Participants of this arm will be exposed to 10 minutes of sham therapy once a week for a total of 16 weeks. The Sham device is identical to the PEMF device in physical appearance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Lingaraj Krishna, frcs (Orth) · National University Health System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-07
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-07-31

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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