Electrical Currents on Hypoalgesia

Fabio Massao Matuzawa

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Device: Interferential current; Device: TENS; Device: Aussie Current

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01950728

14571013.1.0000.5512

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to compare the hypoalgesic effects of TENS, Interferential current and Aussie current in pressure pain threshold and sensory discomfort in healthy subjects.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• health adults

Exclusion criteria

• injury to nerves of the upper limbs, pain, pregnancy, chronic diseases, cardiac pacemaker, epilepsy, allergy to the electrode used, use of pain medication, skin lesions or lack of sensitivity in the areas of electrode placement

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 4 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group will not receive electrical stimulation. Volunteers will rest during 30 minutes.

Interferential current group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Interferential current will be applied during 30 minutes to volunteer's forearm. Intensity will be increase until volunteers fell a strong but comfortable paresthesia.

Treatment:

Device: Interferential current

TENS Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

TENS will be applied during 30 minutes to volunteer's forearm. Intensity will be increase until volunteers fell a strong but comfortable paresthesia.

Treatment:

Device: TENS

Aussie current group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Aussie current will be applied during 30 minutes to volunteer's forearm. Intensity will be increase until volunteers fell a strong but comfortable paresthesia.

Treatment:

Device: Aussie Current