CompletedNot Applicable

Dynamic Electrostimulation on the Abdominal Muscles in Healthy Individuals

Spain120 participantsStarted 2021-11-11

Plain-language summary

To determine the immediate effects on the abdominal musculature, assessed by ultrasound (RUSI), due to the application of electrostimulation using whole body electrostimulation together with physical exercise in healthy people and to compare with the application of local EMS in the abdominal area and the same physical exercise session. The same intervention is carried out for the control group as the WB-EMS group but simulated.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 35 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy participants * Good medical history without injury or chest pain in the past year * No surgeries in the previous year. Exclusion Criteria: * Upper body mass index 30 Kg/m2 * Level of professional or elite sports activity * Hyperventilation / hypercapnia and score above 23 points on the Nijmegen questionnaire * Present any contraindication regarding the WB-EMS/EMS * Viral o bacterial infections * Arterial circulatory disorders, advanced arteriosclerosis * Women during their menstrual period * Type I diabetes, hemophilia, bruises, bleeding, cognitive deficit, fibromyalgia, congenital diseases with muscle-skeletal alterations at the level of the back and lower extremities, scoliosis, protrusion or disc herniation, medication consumption, abdominal surgeries (scars or keloids), abdominal muscle injury. * Presence of chronic low back, hip or thigh pain

What they're measuring

Measurement of muscle thickness of the abdominal muscles by ultrasound through the technique "Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging" (RUSI).

Timeframe: One day

Measurement of the Distance between Rectus abdominis using ultrasound (RUSI)

Timeframe: One day

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05117203

SponsorUniversidad de León

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-05-10