Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation and Dietary Supplements on "Sarcopenic Obesity"

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

• Sarcopenic Obesity

Interventions

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

  collaborator OTHER

• Bavarian Research Foundation, Munich, Germany

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• miha bodytec, Gersthofen, Germany

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Physiomed, Laipersdorf, Germany

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Siemens AG

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Cornel Sieber, MD · Institute of Biomedicine of Age, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

• Cornelius Bollheimer, MD · Institute of Biomedicine of Age, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

• Klaus Engelke, PhD · Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

• Wolfgang Kemmler, PHD · Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

• Ellen Freiberger, PhD · Institute of Biomedicine of Age, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

70 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-08-31

Primary Completion

2016-05-31

Completion

2016-05-31