NCT04211493

Empowering Health: Acute Psychological Effects of an Electromyostimulation-Whole-Body-Workout

Empowering Health: Acute Psychological Effects of a Single Electromyostimulation-Whole-Body-Workout in Participants With Depression

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study investigates the acute psychological effects of a whole-body-workout using Electromyostimulation (EMS) in participants with depression and healthy individuals.

Detailed description

EMS-whole-body-workouts are less time-consuming and effort-intensive but generate physical effects which are comparable to conventional strength training. Therefore EMS could lower the barrier to physical activity. The present study focusses on acute psychological effects of an EMS workout - especially with regard to the reduction of depressive symptoms. Physical activity is notably important for patients with depression and shows multiple positive psychological and physical effects. But due to disease-related factors like lethargy, physical activity is far too rarely implemented. Therefore EMS-whole-body-workouts could provide an opportunity to generate positive psychological effects through a less (subjective) cost-intense strength training.

Conditions

• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	whole-body-workout	20 minutes whole-body-workout
DEVICE	EMS	Electromyostimulation-intensity 5 (muscle stimulation)
DEVICE	EMS-Placebo	Electromyostimulation-intensity 1 (no muscle stimulation)

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-22
• Primary completion: 2021-12-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2019-12-26
• Last updated: 2021-08-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany