Effectiveness of WB-EMS Versus HIT-Resistance Training (RT)

Healthy Clinical Trial

— EMSvsHIT  

Official title:

Comparison of the Effect of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Versus High Intensity Resistance Exercise Training on Body Composition and Strength in Middle Aged Males

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02078986
• Other study ID #: EMSvsHIT
• Secondary ID: IMP_FAU
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: March 3, 2014
• Last updated: May 27, 2015
• Start date: February 2014
• Est. completion date: March 2015

Study information

• Verified date: May 2015
• Source: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The main aim of the study is to determine the effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) on body composition and muscle strength compared with the "golden standard" High Intensity Resistance Exercise Training (HIT) in healthy sedentary middle aged males.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: March 2015
• Est. primary completion date: February 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 25 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• male, 25 to 55 years old

• sedentary / untrained

• Body Mass Index 20 - 30 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

• absent = 2 weeks during the interventional period

• medication or diseases with relevant impact on muscle metabolism

• conditions that prevent WB-EMS (e.g. epilepsy, cardiac pacemaker)

• severe neurological diseases

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy
• Sedentary
• Untrained

Intervention

Other:
• Whole Body Electromyostimulation
Supervised WB-EMS, 3 sessions in 2 weeks (1,5 sessions/week) for 14 weeks
• High Intensity Resistance Exercise Training
Supervised High Intensity Resistance Exercise Training (HIT) 2-3 sessions/week for 14 weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg	Erlangen	Franconia

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School	Benevital Gesundheitspark, Herzogenaurach, Klinikum Nürnberg

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

References & Publications (3)

Kemmler W, Bebenek M, Engelke K, von Stengel S. Impact of whole-body electromyostimulation on body composition in elderly women at risk for sarcopenia: the Training and ElectroStimulation Trial (TEST-III). Age (Dordr). 2014 Feb;36(1):395-406. doi: 10.1007/s11357-013-9575-2. Epub 2013 Aug 16. — View Citation

Kemmler W, von Stengel S. Alternative Exercise Technologies to Fight against Sarcopenia at Old Age: A Series of Studies and Review. J Aging Res. 2012;2012:109013. doi: 10.1155/2012/109013. Epub 2012 Feb 20. — View Citation

Kemmler W, von Stengel S. Whole-body electromyostimulation as a means to impact muscle mass and abdominal body fat in lean, sedentary, older female adults: subanalysis of the TEST-III trial. Clin Interv Aging. 2013;8:1353-64. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S52337. Epub 2013 Oct 7. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Isokinetic Muscle Strength of the leg extensors and -flexors	Isokinetic Muscle Strength leg extensors and -flexors as assessed by a an isokinetic leg press was determined at baseline and after 14 weeks of exercise (WB-EMS or HIT).	14 weeks (baseline to 14 week follow-up assessment)	No
Primary	Lean Body mass	Lean Body Mass as assessed by Dual Energy x-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) was determined twice, at baseline and after 14 weeks of exercise (WB-EMS or HIT)	14 weeks (baseline to 14 week follow-up assessment)	No
Secondary	Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass	Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass (ASMM) as assessed by DXA was determined at baseline and after 14 weeks of exercise (WB-EMS or HIT)	14 weeks (baseline to 14 week follow-up assessment)	No

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