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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02884427
Date of registration: 15/08/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Quiropraxia y Equilibrio
Public title: Direct Current Cathode and Anode Effects and Changes in Handgrip Strength. Evaluation Through a Dynamometer Test
Scientific title: Effects of Ascending and Descending Direct Current on Grip Strength. Evaluation Through Dynamometry and Myofeedback. Randomized, Controlled Trial.
Date of first enrolment: September 2015
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02884427
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Chile
Contacts
Name:     Hernán Andrés HB de la Barra Ortiz, Mg.
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Affiliation:  University Teacher and Physical therapist
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Participants older than 18 years

- Do not manifest discomfort or pain when performing the handgrip.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Skeletal muscle pathologies in hand, wrist or elbow in the last 6 months.

- Materials osteosynthesis or endoprosthesis in areas of application.

- Peripheral neurological pathologies as neuropraxias or nerve sections.

- Changes in the skin of the application areas, such as burns, wounds, scars.

- Apprehension or fear of the application of electrotherapy.

- No completion of the evaluation protocol / intervention, designed for study or
abandonment.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Handgrip Strength
Intervention(s)
Device: Placebo
Device: Anode stimulation
Device: Cathode stimulation
Primary Outcome(s)
Difference of Maximum Grip Strength [Time Frame: Baseline and 1 hours later (1 session of treatment), assessed as up to 1 month.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Difference of Maximum Grip Strength for Females [Time Frame: Baseline and 1 hours later (1 session of treatment), assessed as up to 1 month.]
Difference of Maximum Grip Strength for Males [Time Frame: Baseline and 1 hours later (1 session of treatment), assessed as up to 1 month.]
Secondary ID(s)
60312061
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 14/07/2017
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02884427
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