NCT06894537

Echo-guided Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation of the Femoral Nerve

Efficacy of Echo-guided Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation of the Femoral Nerve on Explosive Strength and Metabolic Response in Healthy Subjects. A Randomised Clinical Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 24 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Introduction. Variables such as pain and strength can be modified in the short and medium term by the application of currents. The percutaneous form of percutaneous needle-guided acupuncture can eliminate the impedance of the surrounding tissues that limit the optimal diffusion of the current to the target tissue. It is necessary to objectify the metabolic response of this technique and its effects in terms of strength and metabolic response. Objective. To evaluate the safety and efficacy, in acute and subacute phases, of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in healthy subjects. Method. Single-blind randomised clinical study. Thirty-two subjects will be recruited and randomised to the experimental and control groups. The intervention in the experimental group will consist of a percutaneous percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation of the femoral nerve, while in the control group the same intervention will be performed without increasing the intensity of the current. The primary variable will be vertical jump height (My Jump® iOS app) and the secondary variable will be skin temperature (Hikmicro M60 model Hangzhou).

Conditions

• Health Subjects

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Experimental (percutaneous echo-guided electrical nerve stimulation)	The protocol applied in this study will consist of: 10 stimulations of 10 seconds at 10Hz with a rest of 10 seconds between one stimulation and the next one. The intensity of the current (mA) will be adapted to each of the subjects until the greatest possible muscle contraction is achieved without reaching the painful threshold.
OTHER	Control (placebo) group	For the subjects in the control group, the same process shall be carried out without increasing the intensity of the current. It shall be explained to the subjects that the current will reach a non-perceptible stimulus.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-18
• Primary completion: 2025-03-25
• Completion: 2025-04-01
• First posted: 2025-03-25
• Last updated: 2025-04-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain