What this means
Researchers will test whether a whole-body electrical stimulation exercise changes nerve signals that reach muscles. They will also check whether it improves physical movement in older adults. This study has not reported results yet, so it cannot show whether the method works.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 18 and over
- Where
- 1 site, including Missouri
The science
- Registered title
- Effects of Whole-body Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise on Spinal Motoneuronal Activation in Older Adults
- Trial ID
- NCT06689618 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Aging, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenia in Elderly
- What is tested
- Exercise
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- Ages
- 18 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Nov 14, 2024 · updated Feb 17, 2026
Registry summary
During this pilot study, the investigators will examine the effects of whole-body electrical muscle stimulation exercise (WB-EMS Exercise) on motoneuronal activation in healthy adults, which typically decreases with age. The investigators will also test whether WB-EMS Exercise will improve measures of physical function. Participants will undergo clinical and electrophysiologic testing before and after the WB-EMS Exercise intervention. The WB-EMS Exercise intervention will be delivered two times per week for four weeks. The hypothesis is that whole-body electrical muscle stimulation combined with physical exercise (WB-EMS Exercise) could bypass the problem of insufficient motoneuronal activation to improve exercise effect in older adults.
Sites (1)
- NextGen Precision Health Building, Clinical and Translational Science Unit, Columbia, Missouri, United States