Effects of Acu-Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Acu-TENS) on Post-exercise Blood Lactate and Excessive Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Healthy Subjects

Treatments: Device: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01102634

HSEARS20100407006

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to investigate the effect of Acu-TENS on post-exercise blood lactate level and EPOC

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• with normal health (no known history of cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic or musculoskeletal diseases)

Exclusion criteria

• unable to communicate and follow the exercise procedures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Acu-TENS

Experimental group

Description:

Application of TENS over acupuncture points

Treatment:

Device: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Device: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Placebo-TENS

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Application of Acu-TENS but with no electricity

Treatment:

Device: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Device: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)