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Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2017

Whole-body electromyostimulation and protein supplementation favorably affect sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older men at risk: the randomized controlled FranSO study.

Wolfgang Kemmler, Anja Weissenfels, Marc Teschler, Sebastian Willert, Michael Bebenek, Mahdieh Shojaa, Matthias Kohl, Ellen Freiberger, Cornel Sieber, Simon von Stengel

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06584578 (Effect of 12 Weeks of Different Exercise Training Modalities and Nutritional Guidance on Body Composition), which is not on this map. Cited by 68 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06584578 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effect of 12 Weeks of Different Exercise Training Modalities and Nutritional Guidance on Body Composition

TypeinterventionalSponsorKarabuk UniversityRan2023 to 2026Enrolled400ConditionsObesity, Overweight, Weight Loss, Muscle MaintenanceArmsWhole-Body Electromyostimulation, Pilates, Tai Chi, Nutritional counseling
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. EffectS of Lifestyle Interventions in Older PEople With Obesity (Effective SLOPE): a Systematic Review With Network Meta-Analyses.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wolfgang KemmlerInstitute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Anja WeissenfelsInstitute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Marc TeschlerInstitute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Sebastian WillertInstitute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Michael BebenekInstitute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Mahdieh ShojaaInstitute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Matthias KohlFaculty of Medical and Life Science, University of Furtwangen, Schwenningen, Germany.
Ellen FreibergerInstitute of Biomedicine of Aging, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany.
Cornel SieberInstitute of Biomedicine of Aging, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany.
Simon von StengelInstitute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEFurtwangen University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSarcopenic obesity (SO) is a geriatric syndrome characterized by the disproportion between the amount of lean mass and fat mass. Exercise decreases fat and maintains muscle mass; however, older people fail to exercise at doses sufficient to affect musculoskeletal and cardiometabolic risk factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS), a time-efficient, joint-friendly and highly individualized exercise technology, on sarcopenia and SO in older men. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 100 community-dwelling northern Bavarian men aged ≥70 years with sarcopenia and obesity were randomly (1-1-1) assigned to either 16 weeks of 1) WB-EMS and protein supplementation (WB-EMS&P), 2) isolated protein supplementation or 3) nonintervention control. WB-EMS consisted of 1.5×20 min (85 Hz, 350 µs, 4 s of strain to 4 s of rest) applied with moderate-to-high intensity while moving. We further generated a daily protein intake of 1.7-1.8 g/kg/body mass per day. The primary study end point was Sarcopenia Z-Score, and the secondary study end points were body fat rate (%), skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and handgrip strength.

resultsIntention-to-treat analysis determined a significantly favorable effect of WB-EMS&P (

conclusionWB-EMS&P is a safe and efficient method for tackling sarcopenia and SO in older men. However, the suboptimum effect on functional parameters should be addressed by increased voluntary activation during WB-EMS application.

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Transcutaneous Electric Nerve StimulationAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHand StrengthHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalObesitySarcopeniaelectrostimulationexerciseolder peoplesarcopeniasarcopenic obesity

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