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PEMF Stimulation on Physical Exercise in Sedentary People

NCT06446466 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 9

Last updated 2024-06-07

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Summary

The pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) are a non-invasive therapy used for clinical treatments. Recent publications in exercise physiology showed that PEMF enhanced the velocity and the quantity of available muscle O2, and the rate of muscle oxygen extraction and utilization, in semi-professional cyclists during a heavy constant-load exercise. This study investigates the effect of stimulation on muscular activation in sedentary young people who perform a constant-load exercise at moderate intensity. The protocols foresees the enrollment of nine male sedentary young people. The response of the muscle activity will be recorded by surface electromyography (EMG) and assessed by measuring the root mean square normalized to the peak of the maximum voluntary contraction. Data will be collected in the vastus Medialis (RVM) and Biceps Femoris (RBF) of the right leg, at the baseline (standstill sitting), on warm-up (unloaded cy-cling) and during 30 minutes of constant-load exercise in two experimental conditions (PEMF ON vs PEMF OFF).

Conditions

  • PEMF Effect

Interventions

DEVICE

PEMF ON-OFF

In the experimental condition PEMF ON-OFF, the participants will start the exercise session with PEMF in ON modality. The PEMF device will be kept ON for 17 minutes. Then, it will be turned OFF while the participant will keep going cycling until the end of the trial. This condition is used to investigate the effect on PEMF at the onset of the exercise. Data acquired in the first 17 minutes (PEMF ON) will be compared with those recorded in the last 17 minutes (PEMF OFF) of the exercise session.

DEVICE

PEMF OFF-ON

In the experimental condition PEMF OFF-ON, the participants will start the exercise session with PEMF in OFF modality. The PEMF device will be kept OFF for 17 minutes. Then, it will be turned ON and the participant will keep going cycling until the end of the trial. This condition is used to investigate the effect of PEMF during the exercise, when the muscle will have worked for 17 minutes. Data acquired in the first 17 minutes (PEMF OFF) will be compared with those recorded in the last 17 minutes (PEMF ON) of the exercise session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bologna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Milena Raffi, PhD · University of Bologna

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
23 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-12
Primary Completion
2024-01-09
Completion
2024-02-03

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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