Effects of electrical stimulation of the calf muscle using a new textile electrode setup on blood flow and discomfort

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Deep vein thrombosis; Circulatory System; Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of other deep vessels of lower extremities

• Registration Number: ISRCTN49260430
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska University Hospital

Brief Summary

2022 Preprint results in https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1199890/v1 (added 20/12/2022) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37145130/ (added 09/05/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2021-10-10
• Study Start: 2022-01-11
• Last Update Posted: 22 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers aged 18-75 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy
2. Skin ulcers
3. Previous surgery on blood vessels of the lower limbs
4. Pacemaker
5. Intracardiac defibrillator
6. Advanced heart disease
7. Kidney failure
8. Neuromuscular or metabolic disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peak venous velocity in vena poplitea measured using Doppler ultrasound (CX50, Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA, USA) during baseline and on three occasions during a 5-minute neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the calf

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peak venous velocity in vena femoralis measured using Doppler ultrasound (CX50, Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA, USA) during baseline and on three occasions during a 5-minute neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the calf