Effect of Acu-Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Acu-TENS) on Post-exercise Expiratory Flow Volume in Healthy Subjects

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University11 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to investigate the effect of Acu-TENS on forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), a test of pulmonary function used to assess airway resistance, during sub-maximal treadmill exercise in healthy subjects.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

Acu-TENSDEVICE

Application of Acu-TENS (with electrical output from the machine)

Placebo-TENSDEVICE

Application of Acu-TENS (without electrical output from the machine)

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * With normal health Exclusion Criteria: * Suffered from respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurological or endocrine disorders * No allergic to gel

Locations (1)

Cardiopulmonary and exercise physiology laboratory, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Forced expiratory flow volume in one second (FEV1)and forced vital capacity (FVC)

Time frame: before and immediate after the exercise test

Forced expiratory flow volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC)

Time frame: at 15min, 30 min and 45min after the exercise test

Secondary Outcomes

Exercise duration

Time frame: Immediately after the exercise test

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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