NCT03278834

NMES and Pelvic Fracture Rehabilitation

The Use of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation With Pelvic Fracture Rehabilitation: A Randomised, Double Blind, Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 9 (actual)
• Sponsor: Barts & The London NHS Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Objectives: The acute care of pelvic fractures has improved recently however there are no formal guidelines for rehabilitation of these types of fractures. Patients have long periods of non-weight bearing causing muscle wastage. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has proven to minimise muscle loss. However, this has not previously been investigated within this patient population. Design: Double blind, randomised, feasibility study. Setting: NHS trust hospital setting. Participants: Nine patients with surgically fixed pelvic fractures were randomly allocated at six weeks post fracture. Interventions: The intervention group completed six weeks of NMES. The placebo group used transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). Main outcome measures: Peak torque (Nm) was calculated in the operated limb at 12 weeks using the non-operated limb as a baseline. Compliance and intensity levels were recorded. Feasibility of NMES was evaluated using a feasibility questionnaire. Pain was measured at six and 12 weeks using a visual analogue scale (VAS).

Conditions

• Trauma
• Rehabilitation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Neuromuscular muscle stimulation machine- Strength Setting	Muscle stimulation to strength skeletal muscle
DEVICE	Neuromuscular muscle stimulation machine - TENS Setting	Muscle stimulation to mimic the intervention but without the strength gains.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-06-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2017-09-12
• Last updated: 2017-09-12