ENHANCING PHYSICAL and COGNITIVE EFFICIENCY in ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AT RISK of DEMENTIA USING WHOLE-BODY ELECTROMYOSTIMULATION
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 61
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- 30-second arm curl test
研究概览
简要总结
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of twelve weeks whole-body electrical muscle stimulation combined with aerobic exercises.
详细描述
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of twelve weeks of WB-EMS (whole-body electrical muscle stimulation at 35Hz and 350 μs) combined with aerobic exercises on a treadmill and rowing machine, in improving physical and cognitive performance in older adults, both healthy and at risk of dementia. The results were compared with those obtained from the same training without WB-EMS.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 55 Years 至 85 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •age from 55 to 85 years;
- •no simultaneous participation in any type of supervised physical activity;
- •Sedentary lifestyle
排除标准
- •mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score of less than 24;
- •inability to walk for 6 min without assistance;
- •the presence of a medical condition influencing the cognitive and/or motor functions;
- •the presence of any counter indication for the utilisation of EMS, such as cardiovascular diseases, stents, cardiac pacemakers, and diabetes mellitus, verified by medical certification.
研究组 & 干预措施
Experimental Training Group
The ETG group underwent in two 20-minute training sessions per week, with 72 hours of rest between sessions. Each session included aerobic activities such as rowing and treadmill exercises, combined with supervised WB-EMS stimulation. This stimulation utilised a rectangular waveform at 35 Hz, 350 μs, with continuous pulse duration. The intensity of this training modality was set based on heart rate reserve (HRR), starting at 60% HRR in the first week and increasing by 5% every 3 weeks, reaching 80% HRR by the twelfth week.
干预措施: Whole Body Electromyostimulation (Other)
Control group
The CON group underwent three weekly training sessions for twelve weeks, con-sisting of 20 minutes of aerobic activity, performed on a treadmill and rowing machine, without the WB-EMS superimposition.
干预措施: control group (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
30-second arm curl test
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
30-second sit-to-stand test
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
hand grip strength test
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
6-minute walking test
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
8-foot up and go test
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
Chair Sit and Reach Test
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
Soda Pop Test
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
Tinetti Balance and Gait Test
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
Rey's Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT)
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
Stroop Colour and Word Interference Test (SCWT)
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
Trail Making Test (TMT)
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
Attentional Matrices Test
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
Prose recall test ( babcock)
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
Frontal Assessment battery (FAB)
时间窗: At the end of 12 weeks
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Giuseppe Calcagno
Dott. Prof.
University of Molise