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Bioimpedance and Sensorimotor Effects of Percutaneous Electrolysis Protocols on the Patellar Tendon

NCT05390359 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2023-05-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Percutaneous electrolysis is a physical therapy technique, whose main objective is the treatment of the signs and symptoms associated with tendinopathies by applying a galvanic current through a blunt dry needle. Despite its clinical use being already stablished, the physiological mechanisms underlying this therapy are still unknown and thus, the optimal parameterization. The present study proposes to perform different stimulation protocols of percutaneous electrolysis on healthy subjects patellar tendon to answer those questions.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

High-intensity and short-duration

The ultrasound guided percutaneous electrolysis will be applied in the middle of the patellar tendon. The parameters will be 3 squared pulses of a high intensity current (3 mA), that will be applied for 3 seconds with 3 seconds rests between pulses and 1 second of pulses ramp. The current will be off on the first 348 seconds of the intervention approximately and the last 18 seconds it will be on. The total treatment time will be 366 seconds.

OTHER

Low-intensity and long-duration

The ultrasound guided percutaneous electrolysis will be applied in the middle of the patellar tendon. The parameters will be 3 squared pulses of a low intensity direct current (0.1 mA) during 90 seconds, with 3 seconds rests between pulses and 1 second of pulses ramp. The total treatment time will be 366 seconds.

OTHER

High-intensity, short-duration and 20 Hz

The ultrasound guided percutaneous electrolysis will be applied in the middle of the patellar tendon. The parameters will be 3 pulses of a high intensity compensated biphasic current (3 mA), during 3 seconds with 3 seconds rests between pulses and 1 second of pulses ramp. The alternating frequency will be of 20 Hz and the pulse width of 50 microseconds. The current will be off on the first 348 seconds of the intervention approximately and the last 18 seconds it will be on. The total treatment time will be 366 seconds.

OTHER

Sham electrolysis

The control ultrasound guided percutaneous electrolysis will be applied in the middle of the patellar tendon, without electrical stimulation during 366 seconds.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ionclinics & DEIONICS.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Clinica Francisco Ortega Rehabilitacion Avanzada SL

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-11-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-02
Completion
2023-05-02

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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