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NCT06036953
Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Muscle Mass, Strength, and Body Composition
NA trial testing electrical muscle stimulation in Electrical Muscle Stimulation in 28 participants. Completed in 23 November 2022.
14 January 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | National Taiwan Sport University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | basic science |
| Enrollment | 28 |
| Start date | 15 November 2021 |
| Primary completion | 14 January 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 23 November 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across Taiwan |
Drugs / interventions tested
- electrical muscle stimulation
Conditions studied
- Electrical Muscle Stimulation — all drugs for Electrical Muscle Stimulation →
- Exercise — all drugs for Exercise →
- Resistance Training — all drugs for Resistance Training →
Sponsor
National Taiwan Sport University
Who can join
Adults 20 to 40, any sex, with Electrical Muscle Stimulation or Exercise. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
In recent years, electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) devices have been developed as a complementary training technique that is novel, attractive, and time-saving for physical fitness and rehabilitation. While it is known that EMS training can improve muscle mass and strength, most studies have focused on the elderly or specific patient populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of frequency-specific EMS combined with resistance exercise training for 8 weeks on muscle mass, strength, power, body composition, and parameters related to exercise fatigue. Additionally, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of EMS as an exercise aid to improve body composition. We recruited 14 male and 14 female subjects who were randomly assigned to two groups with gender parity (7 male and 7 female/group): (1) no EMS group and (2) daily EMS group. Blood biochemical routine analysis was performed every 4 weeks from pre-intervention to post-intervention, and body composition, muscle strength, and explosive power were evaluated 8 weeks before and after the intervention. We also performed an exercise challenge analysis of fatigue biochemical indicators after 8 weeks of intervention.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Effect of 8-week frequency-specific electrical muscle stimulation combined with resistance exercise training on muscle mass, strength, and body composition in men and women: a feasibility and safety study.
Lee MC, Ho CS, Hsu YJ, Wu MF, et al · · 2023 · cited 6× · PMID 37868059 · DOI 10.7717/peerj.16303
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06036953 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by National Taiwan Sport University
- Last refreshed: 14 September 2023
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