WB-EMS Increase Energy Expenditure at Rest and During Uphill Walking Exercise

Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Acute Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation on Energy Expenditure at Resting and During Uphill Walking in Healthy Young Men

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05218512
• Other study ID #: Impulse frequencies at rest
• Status: Completed
• Start date: October 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: Universidad de Granada
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Whole-body electrical stimulation (WB-EMS) has become increasingly popular as a tool to provide additional benefits compared to conventional exercise. However, the effects of the different electrical parameters on energy expenditure (EE) and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) remain poorly understood. This study aims to determine and compare the effects of different electrical frequencies applied with WB-EMS in EE and RER at supine resting and during uphill walking exercise

Description:

Obesity is a critical public health problem worldwide since it is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and mortality. Increased body weight and obesity are the results of an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure (EE). Body weight regulation and obesity are highly influenced by different factors such as genetic, physiology, and socioeconomics. It is well known that physical exercise is an effective strategy to increase EE, improve body composition, physical fitness, and cardiometabolic risk factors. Unfortunately, the principal barriers to abstaining from exercise are time constraints, the risk of injuries, and the lack of enthusiasm observed during the exercise sessions. In this context, whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) training is becoming increasingly popular worldwide as a potential and attractive alternative to traditional training methods to increase EE. The present study aimed to determine and compare the effects of different electrical frequencies applied with WB-EMS in EE and RER at supine resting and during uphill walking exercise.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: November 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• (i) no previous experience with WB-EMS training
• (ii) having a stable body weight (variation of <5 kg in body weight over the previous 3 months)
• (iii) normal weight (body mass index (BMI) between 18.5-25.0 kg/m2)

Exclusion Criteria:

• (i) Suffering from any health problem that might be aggravated by exercise or any contraindications for WB-EMS, such as total endoprosthesis, epilepsy and abdomen/groin hernia
• (ii) Taking medications
• (iii) Chronic metabolic disease or cancer

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sports Physical Therapy

Intervention

Other:
• WB-EMS
The group has been submitted to 2 experimental conditions: At rest with superimposed WB-EMS. During uphill walking exercise with superimposed WB-EMS.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	University of Granada	Granada

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad de Granada

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Energy expenditure	Change in energy expenditure (kcal/min) by indirect calorimetry (Vyntus CPX Metabolic Cart)	It will be continuously measured through the entire test (60 minutes) of electromyostimulation with different impulse frequencies and intensities.
Primary	Resting exchange ratio	Change in resting exchange ratio (kcal/min) by indirect calorimetry (Vyntus CPX Metabolic Cart)	It will be continuously measured through the entire test (60 minutes) of electromyostimulation with different impulse frequencies and intensities.
Secondary	Pain perception	Change in pain perception in different body structures by Visual Analogue Scales.	It will be measured at timepoints after the administration of each impulse frequency and before and after the whole application of electromyostimulation.
Secondary	Impulse intensities	Change in impulse intensities in different body structures by whole-body electromyostimulation device.	It will be measured with at timepoints after the administration of each impulse frequency.