Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation and Dietary Supplements on "Sarcopenic Obesity"

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Sarcopenic Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: WB-EMS Intervention; Behavioral: WB-EMS-Intervention and dietary supplementation; Other: control (dietary counseling)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02356016

FORMOsA P2 TP3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of whole body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) and/or nutritional on body composition and functional tasks in elderly females with sarcopenic obesity. Seventy-five, non-sportive, independently living women 70 years and older with Sarcopenic Obesity were randomly assigned to either a WB-EMS group ( n=25), a WB-EMS/nutritional supplements (n=25) or a semi-active control group (an=25). The WB-EMS protocol applied one session of 18 min/week of WB-EMS (bipolar, 85 Hz). Nutritional strategy based on a high protein supplement.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 70+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• community dwelling
• Sarcopenic Obesity

Exclusion criteria

• exercising more than 60 min/week
• more than 4 weeks absent during the interventional period,
• injuries (i.e. hip TotalEndoProsthesis (TEP), abdomen/groin hernia) or diseases (i.e. epilepsy, cardiac arrhythmia) that prevent WB-EMS intervention
• medication and/or diseases affecting our primary endpoints.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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75 participants in 3 patient groups

Whole body Electromyostimulation (WB-EMS)

Active Comparator group

Description:

18 min of WB-EMS/week (one session/week)

Treatment:

Behavioral: WB-EMS Intervention

WB-EMS and Nutritional Supplements

Active Comparator group

Description:

18 min of WB-EMS/week (one session/week) and supplements with high protein (Leucin) contents

Treatment:

Behavioral: WB-EMS-Intervention and dietary supplementation

Control

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Monthly dietary counseling for 6 months

Treatment:

Other: control (dietary counseling)