NCT04499417

Psychological and Physical Effects of an 8-Week Electromyostimulation-Workout

Psychological and Physical Effects of an 8-Week Electromyostimulation-Whole-Body-Workout

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study investigates the midterm, longterm and acute psychological and physical effects of an 8-week whole-body-workout using Electromyostimulation (EMS) in 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 psychological and physical effects of an 8-week EMS workout. Physical activity is notably important for mental and physical health, but is on average far too rarely implemented. Therefore EMS-whole-body-workouts could provide an opportunity to generate positive psychological and physical effects through a less (subjective) cost-intense strength training.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Electromyostimulation Whole-Body-Workout	Electromyostimulation - intensity 5 (muscle stimulation)
DEVICE	Electromyostimulation Sham Whole-Body-Workout	Electromyostimulation - intensity 0 (no muscle stimulation)

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-07-19
• Primary completion: 2021-12-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2020-08-05
• Last updated: 2020-08-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany