Randomization, group allocation, and intervention
PAD
Participants were randomized (ratio: 1:1) to either control (CG) or intervention (IG) groups through a computer‐generated list followed by sequential allocation. Participants and care providers were blinded to the group allocation. Investigators who collected and analyzed the data were not blinded. The IG received E‐Stim to the gastrocnemius muscle (GNM) via four electrode adhesive pads (Avazzia Inc), two placed on each leg. One pad was placed on the proximal GNM (Silva et al., E‐stim application was delivered by an interactive high voltage pulsed alternative current (HVPAC) in the shape of an asymmetrical damped sinusoidal biphasic pulsed waveform (Senergy Medical Group, 