- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02088138
Functional Electrical Stimulation in Cardiac Patients
Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Physical Performance of Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Rio Grande do Sul
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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90040-060
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90050-170
- Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre
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Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 97105-900
- Federal University of Santa Maria
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients in phase II and III of cardiac rehabilitation undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting or valve replacement
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with some cognitive impairment that prevents the completion of assessments, inability to understand the term of free and informed consent or with the following contraindications to the use of FES: epidermal lesions at the site of application, change of skin sensitivity or intolerance electrical stimulator;
- Patients undergoing cardiac surgery other than coronary artery bypass grafting or valve replacement;
- Patients who use pacemakers;
- Subjects with peripheral vascular changes in the lower limbs;
- Presence of comorbidities such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cerebrovascular disease or skeletal muscle disease.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Functional Electrical Stimulation
Functional Electrical Stimulation In the intervention group the FES was applied in the medial and lateral vastus of both thighs targeting the movement of knee extension. The application frequency was 15 Hz, lasting 40 minutes, pulse width of 0.5 ms, time ON 5s, time OFF 10s, ramp-up of 0 or 1s, descent ramp 2s and intensity as tolerance patient. |
Functional electrical stimulation twice per week for eight weeks totaling sixteen sessions.
Other Names:
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Experimental: FES placebo
Functional Electrical Stimulation placebo The placebo group received functional electrical stimulation with the same parameters in the intervention group, except that the intensity of stimulation did not lead to visible or palpable contraction. |
Functional electrical stimulation in the sensory threshold level, twice a week for eight weeks, totaling sixteen sessions.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Distance on the six minute walk test
Time Frame: Two Years
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Two Years
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Lower limb muscle strength measured by the load (kg) sustained in one repetition maximum test
Time Frame: Two years
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Two years
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Quality of life through The Medical Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire
Time Frame: Two years
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Two years
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Lower limb muscle tropism evaluated by measuring the thigh circumference by tape
Time Frame: Two years
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Two years
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Lower limb muscle endurance assessed by sit-and-stand test
Time Frame: Two years
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Two years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Antônio M Vargas da Silva, PhD, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- FESCP01
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