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The study aims to investigate the effect of Acu-TENS on post-exercise blood lactate level and EPOC
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acu-TENS | Experimental | Application of TENS over acupuncture points |
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| Placebo-TENS | Placebo Comparator | Application of Acu-TENS but with no electricity |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) | Device | Application of TENS over acupuncture points |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Blood lactate level | Finger pick method - measured by Lactate Plus (Nova Biomedical, USA) | Before exercise |
| Blood lactate level | Finger pick method - measured by Lactate Plus (Nova Biomedical, USA) | Immediately post exercise |
| Blood lactate level | Finger pick method - measured by Lactate Plus (Nova Biomedical, USA) | 15 minutes post exercise |
| Oxygen consumption | measured by K4b2 (Cosmed, Italy) | Measurements continued during exercise and until heart rate returned to baseline |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Heart rate | measured by Polar heart rate monitor (RS800CX, Polar Electro, Finland) | Measurements continued during exercise and until heart rate returned to baseline |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Jones, PhD, FACP | Contact | (852) 27666749 | alice.jones@polyu.edu.hk |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Jones, PhD, FACP | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiopulmonary and Exercise Physiology Laboratory, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Recruiting | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | China |
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| Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) | Device | Placebo |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004561 | Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D000698 | Analgesia |
| D000760 | Anesthesia and Analgesia |
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