Effects of tDCS on Maximal Isometric Strength and Endurance Test of Trunk Extensors in Healthy Subjects.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Isometric trunk extension
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Improving trunk muscle strength and endurance is one of the many goals to be achieved in rehabilitation protocols for a variety of health conditions. Cerebral electrical stimulations techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can modulate motor brain areas involved in motor functions. However, their effects on trunk function are lacking.
This study aims to investigate the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on trunk muscle strength and endurance in healthy subjects.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 30 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Healthy subjects with no complaints of pain, discomfort in the musculoskeletal system.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Musculoskeletal or neurological disorder
- •Under medication
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Isometric trunk extension
Time Frame: Pre and Post-test (immediately after tDCS)
Maximal isometric voluntary contraction (Kgf)
Trunk muscle endurance
Time Frame: Pre and Post-test (immediately after tDCS)
Time to task failure (TTF) on the Sorensen test
Secondary Outcomes
- Isometric trunk extension(30 minutes post-stimulation)
- Trunk muscle endurance(30 minutes post-stimulation)
Investigators
Fuad Ahmad Hazime
Clinical Professor - Physical Therapy Department
Universidade Federal do Piauí