Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02356016
Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation and Dietary Supplements on "Sarcopenic Obesity"
Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation and Dietary Supplements on "Sarcopenic Obesity" in Elderly Females Living in the Community
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2 / Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 75 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
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.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | WB-EMS Intervention | Supervised WB-EMS Intervention 18 min/session (one session/week) and monthly dietary counseling for 6 months |
| BEHAVIORAL | WB-EMS-Intervention and dietary supplementation | Supervised WB-EMS Intervention and dietary supplementation and monthly dietary counseling for 6 months |
| OTHER | control (dietary counseling) | Monthly dietary counseling only |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-05-01
- Completion
- 2016-05-01
- First posted
- 2015-02-05
- Last updated
- 2016-05-23
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02356016. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.