Registry update — unassessed
Effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Combined With Nutritional Guidance for a High-Protein Diet on Body Composition, Muscle Function, Functional Performance, Psychological Outcomes, Cardiometabolic Health, Cognitive Function, Quality of Life, and Other Health Outcomes in Older Adults With Excess Adiposity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial registry update: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
RCTN=36Minor significance
What this changes
The finding has not established an approved change to our evidence assessment.
Source date: Oct 5, 2026 · Discovered: Oct 5, 2026 · Assessed: — · Research update
What it does not prove
- This is a protocol or trial registration, not a results report—no efficacy findings are presented.
- The small sample size (9 per group) and multiple intervention arms limit statistical power to detect differences between groups.
- No follow-up data beyond 16 weeks; longer-term effects of combined resistance training and electrical stimulation remain unknown.
Extracted from supplied source material; model confidence is not a measured probability of correctness.
Study details
- Design
- Rct
- Sample size
- 36
- Duration
- 4 months
- Population
- Older adults (≥60 years), physically inactive, with overweight or obesity (BMI ≥25 kg/m²)
- Primary outcome
- Body composition, anthropometry, and quality of life
- Effect size
- —
- Significance
- Not reported
- Journal
- Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR)
- Published
- Oct 5, 2026
Sources
Primary source
- Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR) ↗Clinical trial
Recorded source passages
Abstract or registry material supplied for assessment; source version 1. This is not a claim of full-text review.
This is a 16-week randomized controlled trial (RCT) with outcome assessor blinding
The sample will comprise 36 older adults (≥ 60 years), physically inactive, and with overweight or obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²). They will be randomized (stratified by sex) into four groups of 9 participants
Exercise (2x/week, 25 min/session): Seven exercises (2 sets of 1 min execution with 45s of rest). Progressive intensity controlled by the OMNI-RPE Scale
Electrical Stimulation (WB-NMES Groups): Simultaneous use of an electrode suit (85 Hz, 400 µs pulse width, 5s on/5s off duty cycle), with intensity capped at a maximum of 5/10 on the pain/discomfort Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
High-protein (PRO) groups will focus on an intake of 1.2 to 1.5 g of protein/kg/day. Normal-protein (NOR) groups will receive general healthy eating guidelines, without encouraging an increase in protein intake
The analysis will follow the intention-to-treat (ITT) principle
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