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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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of Texas at El Paso
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El PasoUnited StatesRecruiting

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