Effects of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Waist Circumference in Adults

Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Abdominal Obesity

Treatments: Device: Electrical Muscle Stimulation; Device: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02970812

2003011

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Electrical Muscle Stimulation

Experimental group

Description:

Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) program was consisted of warm-up, warm-down, contraction and relaxation. It was programed to be resemble to actual muscle action of voluntary exercise. To increase energy consumption as high intensity exercise, tripled the contraction duration. EMS group used Program 3 and regulated intensity though channel from 1 to 4.

Treatment:

Device: Electrical Muscle Stimulation

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Transcutaneous group used Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) which is the use of electric current produced to stimulate the sensory nerves to block pain signal. It is programed to applied currents regularly, once a second with a frequency of 1 Hz.

Treatment:

Device: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation