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

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 3

Conditions: Sedentary; Healthy; Untrained

Treatments: Other: Whole Body Electromyostimulation; Other: High Intensity Resistance Exercise Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02078986

IMP_FAU (Other Identifier)

EMSvsHIT

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 25 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Whole Body Electromyostimulation

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Whole Body Electromyostimulation

High Intensity Resistance Exercise Training

Experimental group

Description:

Supervised High Intensity Resistance Exercise 2-3 session/week/14 weeks

Treatment:

Other: High Intensity Resistance Exercise Training