Different Stimulation Patterns to Reduce Muscle Fatigue during FES
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Investigation of Different Stimulation Patterns to Reduce Muscle Fatigue during Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
IRAS ID
212858
Contact name
Henrik Gollee
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 30 days
Research summary
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a commonly used technique in rehabilitation and often associated with rapid muscle fatigue which becomes the limiting factor in its applications. The main objective of this study is to investigate the effects on the onset of fatigue of conventional synchronous stimulation, as well as asynchronous stimulation that mimic voluntary muscle activation targeting different motor units which are activated sequentially or randomly via multiple pairs of stimulation electrodes. We will investigate three different approaches with various electrode configurations, as well as different patterns of stimulation applied to the gastrocnemius muscle. In addition, the muscle changes during different patterns of stimulation will be evaluated in this study.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 3
REC reference
17/WS/0135
Date of REC Opinion
26 Jun 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion