Effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on Golf Performance

Muscle Strength Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of 16 Weeks of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on Stability, Strength and Golf Performance in Amateur Golfers - A Randomized Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04264416
• Other study ID #: EMSGOLF
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 20, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• 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-EMSapplication on maximum strength of the lower extremities, trunk stability and (golf) handicap in male amateur golfers in a (randomized) controlled setting.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• golf amateurs with a history if golf > 2 years
• no WB-EMS application during the last 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• contraindications for WB-EMS (in doubt assessment by study physician)
• contraindications for MRI (in doubt assessment by study physician)
• resistance exercise training for more one 60 min/week during the last 12 months
• expected absence of more than one week during the intervention period (WB-EMS)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Golf Specific Performance
• Muscle Strength
• Trunk Stability

Intervention

Device:
• WB-EMS
16 weeks of WB-EMS

Locations

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

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

References & Publications (1)

Carina Zink-Rückel, Florian Rückel, Simon von Stengel, Wolfgang Kemmler. 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 Volume 2 (2019)1: 04-12

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	18 hole golf score	Average golf score of 5 rounds on a 18 hole course (supervised)	through study completion, on average 4 months
Secondary	Hip-/leg extensor strength	Changes of maximum dynamic hip-/leg extensor strength as determine by an isokinetic leg press	At baseline and after 16 weeks
Secondary	Trunk strength	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 after 16 weeks
Secondary	Muscle density at the mid-thigh	Muscle density at the mid-thigh as determined by MRI	At baseline and after 16 weeks
Secondary	Muscle density at lumbar spine	Muscle density at the para-vertebral site as determined by MRI	At baseline and after 16 weeks