Effect of skeletal muscle electrical stimulation on blood pressure and vascular endothelial function in hypertensive patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000034149
- Lead Sponsor
- Dokkyo Medical University Nikko Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1,Change of medication during the examination. 2,Can not receive hospital based rehabilitation once a week for 3 months 3,Patient of body device implanted (eg pacemaker, CRT)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood pressure(change from baseline with the six weeks electrotherapy).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knee extension muscular strength, quantity and quality of muscle, exercise tolerability, vascular endothelial function, autonomic nervous function(Baseline and after 6 weeks)
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