Effects of Acu-Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Acu-TENS) on Post-exercise Blood Lactate and Excessive Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Healthy Subjects

• Registration Number: NCT01102634
• Lead Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Brief Summary

The study aims to investigate the effect of Acu-TENS on post-exercise blood lactate level and EPOC

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-04
• Study Start: 2010-04
• Study First Submitted: 2010-04-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-04-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-04-12
• Study First Posted: 2010-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 2010-04-13
• Primary Completion: 2010-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• with normal health (no known history of cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic or musculoskeletal diseases)

Exclusion Criteria

• unable to communicate and follow the exercise procedures

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood lactate level	15 minutes post exercise	Finger pick method - measured by Lactate Plus (Nova Biomedical, USA)
Oxygen consumption	Measurements continued during exercise and until heart rate returned to baseline	measured by K4b2 (Cosmed, Italy)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Heart rate	Measurements continued during exercise and until heart rate returned to baseline	measured by Polar heart rate monitor (RS800CX, Polar Electro, Finland)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cardiopulmonary and Exercise Physiology Laboratory, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China