Does local immersion in Thermo-Neutral Bath influence surface ElectroMyoGraphy measurements? Results of an experimental trial

ISRCTN	ISRCTN86475982
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN86475982
Secondary identifying numbers	20 February 2004

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Dr Banu Kalpakcioglu
Scientific

Haydarpasa Numune Hastanesi Fiziksel Týp ve Rehabilitasyon Klinigi
Haydarpasa
Istanbul
34668
Türkiye

Study design	Experimental study on healthy individuals
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Other
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Diagnostic
Scientific title
Study acronym	TNB-sEMG
Study objectives	Does thermo-neutral whole body immersion into water influence the measurement of surface Electromyography (EMG)?
Ethics approval(s)	Ethics approval was not sought for this trial. All subjects were informed about the study and written consent forms were provided from each of them.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Healthy individuals
Intervention	All participants received the same intervention. Each participant immersed his/her forearm in the thermo-neutral bath for one minute. In order to see the effect of the immersion on the participants, EMG measurements were made before and after the immersion process.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	To measure thermo-neutral whole body immersion effect on measurements of surface electromyography on healthy subjects.
Secondary outcome measures	Efficacy of thermo-neutral whole body immersion on measurements of surface electromyography on healthy subjects.
Overall study start date	14/04/2005
Completion date	25/05/2006

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	11 healthy subjects
Key inclusion criteria	Healthy subjects over 18 years of age and who have given written informed consents.
Key exclusion criteria	1. Subjects with any neurosensorial and/or muscular disease 2. Subjects on sedative treatments and/or on any medications for any reasons
Date of first enrolment	14/04/2005
Date of final enrolment	25/05/2006

Haydarpasa Numune Hastanesi Fiziksel Týp ve Rehabilitasyon Klinigi

Istanbul
34668
Türkiye

Individual sponsor (Germany)
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c/o Dr Banu Kalpakcioglu
Haydarpasa Numune Hastanesi Fiziksel Týp ve Rehabilitasyon Klinigi
Haydarpasa
Turkey
Istanbul
34668
Türkiye

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