Effects of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Waist Circumference in Adults

Abdominal Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Waist Circumference in Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02970812
• Other study ID #: 2003011
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2015
• Est. completion date: September 2015

Study information

• Verified date: May 2021
• Source: Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, controlled study was designed to investigate the efficacy of electrical muscle simulation (EMS) for treatment of waist circumference (WC) reduction in abdominal obese adults.

60 patients with abdominal obese, man with WC > 90 cm and woman with WC > 80 cm, received EMS as experimental group (EG) or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as control group (CG) 5 times a week for 12 weeks.

Description:

Background: This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, controlled study was designed to investigate the efficacy of electrical muscle simulation (EMS) for treatment of waist circumference (WC) reduction in abdominal obese adults.

Methods: 60 patients with abdominal obese, man with WC > 90 cm and woman with WC > 80 cm, received EMS as experimental group (EG) or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as control group (CG) 5 times a week for 12 weeks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: September 2015
• Est. primary completion date: May 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject has abdominal obese seventy subjects between the age 18 and 65 years

• Abdominal obesity was defined as having a waist circumference (WC) >90 cm for men or WC >80 cm for women was defined based on the Asia-Pacific criteria of the International Diabetes Federation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnant or breastfeeding, had taken any treatment for weight loss or any medication known to affect weight

• had a weight loss of 3% or more in the preceding 3 months, had undergone any major surgery during the 1 year prior to study commencement

• had any inserted metallic materials including a pacemaker.

• aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase of 100 mg/dL or more

• serum creatinine of 1.5 mg/dL or more

• a history of coronary arterial disease or cerebrovascular disease, impairment of a major organ system, cancer, severe lung diseases, severe cerebral trauma, uncontrolled hypertension and psychiatric diseases including eating disorder, etc.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Abdominal Obesity
• Obesity, Abdominal

Intervention

Device:
• Electrical Muscle Stimulation
Participants were under EMS 5 times a week for 12 weeks. Pads were applied on participants' abdomen, rectus abdominis and external oblique abdominal muscle areas without any recent wound, infection, scar, and warts while lie on their back.
• Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Participants were under TENS 5 times a week for 12 weeks. Pads were applied on participants' abdomen, rectus abdominis and external oblique abdominal muscle areas without any recent wound, infection, scar, and warts while lie on their back.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital	Yangsan	Gyeungsangnam-do

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Waist Circumference	Waist circumference was measured by a tape	12 weeks