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University of Pittsburgh |
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Information provided by: | University of Pittsburgh |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00765739 |
The purpose of this project is to test the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) that produces 40 % of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) in increasing muscle size and improvement in muscle force output within the thigh muscle of elderly people.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Muscle Fibers Atrophy in Elderly |
Other: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation Other: voluntary strengthening exercise |
Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Parallel Assignment |
Official Title: | The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) in Inducing Muscle Hypertrophy and Improvement in Muscle Torque Output Within the Quadriceps Muscle of Elderly People |
Estimated Enrollment: | 50 |
Study Start Date: | October 2008 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2010 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
The group who will get NMES
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Other: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
neuromuscular electrical stimulation that produce 40% of the maximum voluntary contraction
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2: Active Comparator
The group who will do the voluntary muscle contraction
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Other: voluntary strengthening exercise
contracting the quadriceps muscle voluntarily to produce 40% of maximum voluntary contraction
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years to 80 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Responsible Party: | university of pittsburgh ( G. Kelley Fitzgerald, PT, PhD, OCS ) |
Study ID Numbers: | NMES1 |
Study First Received: | October 2, 2008 |
Last Updated: | October 2, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00765739 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
muscle fibers aging |
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Hypertrophy Atrophy |