Clinical trial NCT05218512: WB-EMS Increase Energy Expenditure at Rest and During Uphill Walking Exercise
Official title: Acute Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation on Energy Expenditure at Resting and During Uphill Walking in Healthy Young Men
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy
Keywords: Electrical stimulation
Energy expenditure
Obesity
Impulse intensities
Impulse frequencies
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Granada
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-02-01
Enrollment: 10
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: We chose recreationally active males without any disease.

Brief 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

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Energy expenditure
timeFrame: It will be continuously measured through the entire test (60 minutes) of electromyostimulation with different impulse frequencies and intensities.
measure: Resting exchange ratio
timeFrame: It will be continuously measured through the entire test (60 minutes) of electromyostimulation with different impulse frequencies and intensities.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Pain perception
timeFrame: It will be measured at timepoints after the administration of each impulse frequency and before and after the whole application of electromyostimulation.
measure: Impulse intensities
timeFrame: It will be measured with at timepoints after the administration of each impulse frequency.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Granada
country: Spain
facility: University of Granada
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