The study aims to investigate the effect of Acu-TENS on post-exercise blood lactate level and EPOC
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
20
Application of TENS over acupuncture points
Placebo
Cardiopulmonary and Exercise Physiology Laboratory, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
RECRUITINGBlood lactate level
Finger pick method - measured by Lactate Plus (Nova Biomedical, USA)
Time frame: Before exercise
Blood lactate level
Finger pick method - measured by Lactate Plus (Nova Biomedical, USA)
Time frame: Immediately post exercise
Blood lactate level
Finger pick method - measured by Lactate Plus (Nova Biomedical, USA)
Time frame: 15 minutes post exercise
Oxygen consumption
measured by K4b2 (Cosmed, Italy)
Time frame: Measurements continued during exercise and until heart rate returned to baseline
Heart rate
measured by Polar heart rate monitor (RS800CX, Polar Electro, Finland)
Time frame: Measurements continued during exercise and until heart rate returned to baseline
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