Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation on Golf Performance in Amateur Golfers

Athletic Performance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation on Clubhead Speed and Stability in Ambitious Amateur Golfers - a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04439734
• Other study ID #: GOLFEMS III
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Golf is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. However, the biomechanical and motor challenge of golf should not be underestimated. Nevertheless, only very few amateur golfers carry out serious preparation and conditioning as part of a strength/stabilization program. The main argument for this limitation is the aspect of "limited time resources". A solution to this problem could therefore be the time-effective and highly individualizable whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) technology.

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of 16 weeks of WB-EMS application on trunk stability and clubhead speed in male amateur golfers in a (randomized) controlled setting.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: October 31, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Golfhandicap =20,

• members of the Golfclub München-Eichenried

Exclusion Criteria:

• diseases and medication that did not allow WB-EMS training (see contraindications WB-EMS) or enable proper assessment of clubhead speed (in cases of doubt, individual medical decision),

• resistance and/or WB-EMS Training during the last 6 months,

• more than two expected missed WB-EMS sessions

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Performance

Intervention

Device:
• Electromyostimulation
WB-EMS once per week 20 min for 16 weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Institute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexanden University Erlangen-Nürnberg	Erlangen

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School	Golfclub München-Eichenried, Golfersworld München

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

References & Publications (1)

Zink C, Rückel F, von Stengel S, Kemmler W. The Use of Whole Body Electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) as a Golf Warm-Up - A Randomized Controlled Cross-Over Study. Archives of Physical Health and Sports Medicine 2019; 2(1)1: 04-12

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Clubhead speed	Changes of clubhead speed as determined by a radar-based system ("TrackMan", Scottsdale, USA)	At baseline and after16 weeks (i.e. over 16 weeks)
Secondary	Trunk stability as determined by	Changes of maximum isometric trunk strength (index of trunk extension/-flexion; lateral flexion and trunk rotation) as determined by an isometric testing device	At baseline and after16 weeks (i.e. over 16 weeks)
Secondary	Clubhead speed	Changes of clubhead speed as determined by a radar-based system ("TrackMan", Scottsdale, USA)	At baseline and after 8 weeks (i.e. over 8 weeks)