NCT03947697Recruiting
Improving Glycemic Control With Electrical Stimulation
Improving Glycemic Control With Electrical Stimulation in Mexican-Americans
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Once written consent is obtained, the participant will be provided with an accelerometer to be worn for 7 days to assess current physical activity levels. Subjects will be provided with a standardized diet (55/15/30% CHO/PRO/FAT) prior to collection of pre-intervention data of insulin sensitivity. Individuals will then participate in an 8-week electrical stimulation intervention (30min/day, 3x/week) and randomized into placebo/control, NMES, resistance training combined with NMES (RT +NMES), or resistance training (RT) group (n=15 per group), followed by collection of post-intervention data. The control group will receive electrical stimulation up to sensory level, the NMES group will receive stimulation up to tolerable intensity to induce visible muscle contraction, the RT+ NMES will receive stimulation up to tolerable intensity during resistance training, and the RT group will only receive exercise training. Pre-and post-intervention data includes measurements for body composition, resting metabolic rate, VO2max, insulin sensitivity, and comprehensive blood work.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 7 Dec 2018
- Start date
- Aug 2022
- Primary completion date
- Nov 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT03947697
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From Aug 2022 to the primary completion date, Nov 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Use of anti-hypertensive, lipid-lowering or insulin sensitizing medications
- Excessive alcohol, drug abuse, smoking
Other
- Pregnant Women
- Unwilling to adhere to the study Intervention
Who the study is looking for
- Overweight/Obese (BMI ≥25)
- Sedentary Lifestyle: Physical Activity Level\<1.4
- Less than 150min/week of structured Exercise
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at El Paso Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | El Paso | United States | Recruiting |
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