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Immediate Effect of Electrical Noise Stimulation on Neuromuscular Adaptation of Balance

Taiwan20 participantsStarted 2022-04-29

Plain-language summary

Noise stimulation had an immediate effect on improving balance control. The present study aimed to clarify the immediate neuromuscular adaptation induced by noise stimulation and find the correlation between neuromuscular adaptation and functional performance.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 40 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * age between 20 and 40 years old * without ankle injury history in 1 year * without musculoskeletal or neurological diseases that would affect balance performance * without visual impairment (except vision correction or no visual problems) * without vestibular impairment. Exclusion Criteria: * subject who cannot tolerate the cutaneous electrical stimulation to induce H reflex * single-leg stance (SLS) without support is shorter than 80 secs

What they're measuring

Mean sway path of the center of pressure

Timeframe: 40 seconds under each condition

Mean sway velocity of the center of pressure

Timeframe: 40 seconds under each condition

Cortical excitability

Timeframe: 40 seconds under each condition

Spinal reflex excitability

Timeframe: 40 seconds under each condition

Co-activation index

Timeframe: 40 seconds after each condition

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05570890

SponsorNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-11-30

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