NCT02088138

Functional Electrical Stimulation in Cardiac Patients

Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Physical Performance of Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Prof. Dr. Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) on physical performance and quality of life of patients in cardiac rehabilitation.

Detailed description

This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of functional electrical stimulation (FES) in patients with stage II and III cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on the variables strength, endurance and muscle tropism lower limb, functional capacity and quality of life. To this were invited to participate in the study cardiac patients registered in the database of the cardiology department of the University Hospital of Santa Maria. The sample included patients of both sexes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting or valve replacement. The subjects were divided into two groups: placebo group (PG) or functional electrical stimulation group (FESG). To verify the effect of this intervention, before and after the protocol patients underwent the following evaluations: one repetition maximum test, sit-and-stand test, perimetry thighs, the six-minute walk test and evaluate the quality of life through The Medical questionnaire Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36).

Conditions

• Coronary Disease
• Heart Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Functional Electrical Stimulation	Functional electrical stimulation twice per week for eight weeks totaling sixteen sessions.
DEVICE	Functional Electrical Stimulation placebo	Functional electrical stimulation in the sensory threshold level, twice a week for eight weeks, totaling sixteen sessions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-01
• Primary completion: 2011-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2014-03-14
• Last updated: 2014-03-14

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Brazil