CompletedNot Applicable

PEMF Stimulation on Physical Exercise in Sedentary People

Italy9 participantsStarted 2023-11-12

Plain-language summary

The pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) are a non-invasive therapy used for clinical treatments. Recent publications in exercise physiology showed that PEMF enhanced the velocity and the quantity of available muscle O2, and the rate of muscle oxygen extraction and utilization, in semi-professional cyclists during a heavy constant-load exercise. This study investigates the effect of stimulation on muscular activation in sedentary young people who perform a constant-load exercise at moderate intensity. The protocols foresees the enrollment of nine male sedentary young people. The response of the muscle activity will be recorded by surface electromyography (EMG) and assessed by measuring the root mean square normalized to the peak of the maximum voluntary contraction. Data will be collected in the vastus Medialis (RVM) and Biceps Femoris (RBF) of the right leg, at the baseline (standstill sitting), on warm-up (unloaded cy-cling) and during 30 minutes of constant-load exercise in two experimental conditions (PEMF ON vs PEMF OFF).

Who can participate

Age range

23 Years – 35 Years

Sex

MALE

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Inclusion Criteria: \- healthy sedentary volunteers Exclusion Criteria: * smokers * muscular injury or physical deficit at the time of the experiment * use of supplements or medications

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What they're measuring

PEMF effect on amplitude of muscle contraction

Timeframe: Two weeks recordings

PEMF effect on duration of muscle contraction

Timeframe: Two weeks recordings

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06446466

SponsorUniversity of Bologna

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-01-09

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