Effect of carrier frequency of interferential current on pressure pain threshold and sensory discomfort

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pressure pain threshold; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610001015033
• Lead Sponsor: Richard Eloin Liebano

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-11-19
• Study Completion: 2011-08-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy subjects, Interferential naïve.

Exclusion Criteria

pregnancy, cardiac pacemaker, nerve injury in upper limbs, infection, cancer, skin damage and skin allergies.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pressure pain thresholds will be assessed using a pressure algometer in 2 points:<br> a) 3 cm distal to the distal end of the anatomical snuff box in the midline of the belly of the first dorsal interosseous muscle;<br>b) on the anterior aspect of the forearm, 7.5 cm proximal to<br>the distal wrist crease.[Pressure pain thresholds will be recorded:<br>- before application of interferential current<br>- 10 and 20 minutes after the begginning of the treatment<br>- 20 minutes after the end of the treatment.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sensory discomfort, assessed by the VAS.[At 10 and 20 minutes during interferential current application.]