Effect of Electromyostimulation on Bone
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01296776 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 15, 2011
Last Update Posted : December 2, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Osteopenia Sarcopenia Falls | Other: wellness control group. Device: whole-body electromyostimulation | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 78 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia in Independently Living, Frail Elderly Females |
Study Start Date : | January 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2012 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: whole-body electromyostimulation
20 min of whole-body electromyostimulation with sequences of 6 sec of current and 4 sec at 85 Hz performed during low-intensity/low amplitude movements. 3 sessions / 14 days for 12 months
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Device: whole-body electromyostimulation
3 sessions of 18 min/14 (1,5 x week)days over 12 months. 10 low-intensity/low amplitude exercises with electromyostimulation equipment with 85 Hz with periods of 6 sec of current and 4 sec of rest.
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: wellness control group
Low intensity, low frequency exercise that focus on well being. 1 session/week for 10 weeks. 10 blocks of exercise with intermittent periods of 100 weeks of rest
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Other: wellness control group.
Light physical exercise and relaxation program once a week in blocks of 10 weeks with breaks of 10 weeks between the blocks. The low-intensity, low-volume program was designed to avoid impact on our endpoints.
Other Name: functional gymnastic, flexibility, relaxation. |
- Bone Mineral Density at the lumbar spine and femoral neck region [ Time Frame: baseline - after 12 months ]Bone Mineral Density as assessed by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
- Falls [ Time Frame: throughout the 12 month study period ]Fall frequency and fall related injuries as assessed by the calendar method
- maximum strength (trunk and leg extension, grip strength) [ Time Frame: baseline - after 12 months ]
- Pain frequency and magnitude at various skeletal sites (including low back pain) [ Time Frame: baseline - after 12 months ]as assessed by questionnaires

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 70 Years to 99 Years (Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- female gender
- 70 years and older
- osteopenia according to WHO
- BMI < 24 kg/m2
- living independently in the area of Erlangen-Nurnberg
Exclusion Criteria:
- medication or diseases affecting bone metabolism (including HRT)
- > 1 hour/week of exercise
- epilepsy, grave neurologic disturbances,
- cardiac pacemaker, grave circulatory disorders,
- abdomen/groin hernia,
- tuberculosis,
- cancer,
- inflammable diseases,
- bleeding tendencies,

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01296776
Germany | |
Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg | |
Erlangen, Germany, 91052 |
Study Chair: | Willi A Kalender, PhD, MD | University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School | |
Principal Investigator: | Wolfgang Kemmler, PhD | University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School | |
Study Director: | Simon von Stengel, PhD | University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School |
Publications:
Responsible Party: | Wolfgang Kemmler, Professor Dr., University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01296776 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
EMS-Bone-2011 EK_NO. 4184/2010 EMS_Bone_2011/2012 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: IMP_2011 ) |
First Posted: | February 15, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 2, 2015 |
Last Verified: | August 2012 |
exercise whole-body electromyostimulation bone mineral density |
falls physical fitness pain |
Bone Diseases, Metabolic Sarcopenia Muscular Atrophy Neuromuscular Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases |
Atrophy Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Metabolic Diseases |