Effect of Acu-Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Post-Exercise Expiratory Flow Rate in Subjects With Asthma

NCT ID: NCT00824642

Last Updated: 2009-01-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-05-31

Study Completion Date

2008-05-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Acu-TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation applied on acupoints) on the post- exercise expiratory flow rate and exercise performance on the subjects with exercise.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Asthma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Group 1

Applied Acu-TENS prior to exercise

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Applied 45 minutes prior to exercise

Group 2

Applied Acu-TENS prior to and during exercise

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Applied 45 minutes prior to exercise

Group 3

Applied placebo TENS prior to exercise

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DEVICE

placebo TENS applied prior to exercise

Interventions

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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Applied 45 minutes prior to exercise

Intervention Type DEVICE

placebo

placebo TENS applied prior to exercise

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis with asthma attending regular follow up at respiratory clinic

Exclusion Criteria

* Allergic to gel
* Suffered from other neurological or cardiovascular or musculoskeletal disorders that may affect their exercise performance
* Suffered from upper respiratory tract infection prior to the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Principal Investigators

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Alice Jones, PhD, FACP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Locations

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Cardiopulmonary and exercise physiology laboratory, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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CRE-2004.362

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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