NCT00635440

Randomized, Controlled Study to Investigate the Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) on Muscle Metabolism of Abdominal Surgical Patients

The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Metabolism of Major Abdominal Surgical Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Skeletal muscle atrophy is associated with catabolic conditions such as major surgical interventions and leads to reduced muscle strength, increased clinical complications and prolonged convalescence. Several studies revealed immobilisation as a major stimulus for muscle wasting in severely ill patients. This study investigates the potency of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on skeletal muscle growth factors and degradation processes in major abdominal surgery patients.

Conditions

• Muscular Atrophy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	neuromuscular electrical stimulation: Cefar-Sport (CefarCompex Scandinavia AB)	Electrical stimuli of 50 Hz (pulse width 0.25ms, 8 sec on, 4 sec off) were applied daily for 30 min, for 4 days, starting on the first postoperative day.The amplitude of the electrical stimuli in the stimulated leg was adjusted to ensure maximum tolerable muscle contraction.
DEVICE	neuromuscular electrical stimulation: Cefar-Sport (CefarCompex Scandinavia AB)	Electrical stimuli of 50 Hz (pulse width 0.25ms, 8 sec on, 4 sec off) were applied daily for 30 min, for 4 days, starting on the first postoperative day. Current was increased until the patient could feel a tingling sensation but no muscle contraction was visible or palpable.

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-12-01
• First posted: 2008-03-13
• Last updated: 2008-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Austria