Clinical trial NCT02078986: Effectiveness of WB-EMS Versus HIT-Resistance Training (RT)
Official title: Comparison of the Effect of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Versus High Intensity Resistance Exercise Training on Body Composition and Strength in Middle Aged Males
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Healthy
Sedentary
Untrained
Keywords: Whole-Body-Electromyostimulation
High Intensity Resistance Exercise Training (HIT)
Lean Body Mass
Muscle Strength
Lead sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Klinikum Nürnberg
name: Benevital Health Park, Herzogenaurach
First posted: 2014-03-05
Enrollment: 50
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 55
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: 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.


Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Lean Body mass
timeFrame: 14 weeks (baseline to 14 week follow-up assessment)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass
timeFrame: 14 weeks (baseline to 14 week follow-up assessment)
Other outcomes:
measure: Isokinetic Muscle Strength of the leg extensors and -flexors
timeFrame: 14 weeks (baseline to 14 week follow-up assessment)
Locations:
city: Erlangen
country: Germany
facility: Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
state: Franconia
Study officials:
affiliation: Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
name: Wolfgang K Kemmler, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Institute of Medical, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
name: Simon O von Stengel, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Institute of Medical Physical, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
name: Marc Teschler, MA
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Kemmler W, von Stengel S. Whole-body electromyostimulation as a means to impact muscle mass and abdominal body fat in lean, sedentary, older female adults: subanalysis of the TEST-III trial. Clin Interv Aging. 2013;8:1353-64. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S52337. Epub 2013 Oct 7.
citation: Kemmler W, von Stengel S. Alternative Exercise Technologies to Fight against Sarcopenia at Old Age: A Series of Studies and Review. J Aging Res. 2012;2012:109013. doi: 10.1155/2012/109013. Epub 2012 Feb 20.
citation: Kemmler W, Bebenek M, Engelke K, von Stengel S. Impact of whole-body electromyostimulation on body composition in elderly women at risk for sarcopenia: the Training and ElectroStimulation Trial (TEST-III). Age (Dordr). 2014 Feb;36(1):395-406. doi: 10.1007/s11357-013-9575-2. Epub 2013 Aug 16.