NCT07406191Active, not recruiting
WB-EMS Effects on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Effects of Intensive Muscle Training on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors - a Randomised Controlled Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
From the age of 50 onwards, there is a disproportionate decline in muscle strength, mass and function, which can be prevented or at least delayed by physical training. Unfortunately, many training programmes are very time-consuming and strenuous and are therefore not carried out consistently. Whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS), a technology in which all major muscle groups are stimulated with an adjusted stimulation level, could be a time-effective and joint-friendly alternative. However, there are some contraindications to the widespread use of this technology, which are particularly common in middle-aged and elderly people. For example, high blood pressure, which affects more than half of men over the age of 50 in Germany, is considered a contraindication for WB-EMS training. However, this assessment is not very reliable; at least, acute WB-EMS application does not lead to an increase in blood pressure. In addition, there are no study results available for long-term WB-EMS application in people with high blood pressure. The present study particularly investigate whether and to what extent several weeks of WB-EMS training has an effect on resting blood pressure in people with mild blood pressure. Additionally, the effect of WB-EMS on other cardiometabolic risk factors and physical function will be addressed.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 28 (actual)
- First submitted
- 5 Feb 2026
- Start date
- 15 Feb 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Nov 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
- NCT number
- NCT07406191
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 28
- From 15 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Nov 2027
- 2 sites 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
- blood pressure-lowering pharmacologic therapy.
Other illness
- Conditions and illnesses that preclude intensive physical exertion
- Severe cardiac arrhythmia
- Heart failure
- severe hypertension, e.g. blood pressure \> 200 mmHg systolic and/or \>110 mmHg diastolic
- Contraindications for WB-EMS application (e.g. acute infections/fever, epilepsy)
Other
- WB-EMS application and regular resistance exercise training
- acute pulmonary embolism
- acute myocarditis
- Contraindications for bioimpedance analysis (e.g. pacemaker)
Who the study is looking for
- Grade 1 hypertension: systolic 140 and/or diastolic 90 mmHg
- overweight or obese (body mass index \> 25 kg/m2)
Age in the registry: 50 years to 70 years · Sex: Male · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Erlangen | Germany | Unknown status |
| Faculty of Medicine, University of Tuebingen Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Erlangen | Germany | Unknown status |
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