Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulation on muscle function of health elderly

Efficacy of microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulation on the muscle strength and endurance in health elderly: A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001976

Enrollment

Registered

2016-07-21

Start date

2016-07-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : Total 40 minutes' microcurrent electrical stimulation or sham stimulation will be applied on hand flexor muscles and plantar flexor muscles of each group under random allocation. Befo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers 65 years of age and over who can take examinations through the standard manner.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded if they (1) were diagnosed with central nervous system (CNS) disease, myopathy, or neuromuscular junction disoreders; (2) had neurologic deficits related with peripheral neuropathy; (3) had a history of spine or peripheral nerve entrapment surgery; (4) had severe bony deformities or articular contracture; (5) had cognitive deficit; (6) had serious systemic diseases such as uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes mellitus, severe general weakness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Single leg heel-rese test (HRT): (1) number of plantar flexions, (2) time in seconds, and (3) velocity (plantar flexions per second) ;Hand grip strenth test (kg): Mean value of three trials	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Root Mean Square (RMS): Mean value of three trials	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJi Woong Park

Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital Seoul

spotdoc88@gmail.com+82-2-709-9390

Outcome results