Improving Glycemic Control With Electrical Stimulation

This study is looking at whether electrical stimulation, with or without resistance training, can help improve blood sugar control in people who are overweight or obese and have a sedentary lifestyle. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, have a BMI of 25 or higher, and don't exercise much. The study will measure your blood sugar control after 8 weeks to see if these interventions are helpful. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with 60 planned participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of four groups: electrical stimulation (sensory), electrical stimulation (maximum tolerable), resistance training, or a control/placebo group.
What's involved
You would wear an accelerometer for 7 days, follow a standardized diet, and then participate in an 8-week intervention of electrical stimulation (30 minutes/day, 3 times/week) or resistance training.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your glycemic control will be measured at 8 weeks after the intervention begins.

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NCT03947697

Improving Glycemic Control With Electrical Stimulation

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalPrevention
University of Texas, El Paso
~60 participants
Updated 2025-02-20 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (Sensory)Neuromuscular Electrical StimulationResistance Training

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Glycemic Control
Measured over 8 weeks
Obesity
Overweight
Insulin Resistance
1 sites across 1 states
Texas1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Overweight/Obese (BMI ≥25)
Sedentary Lifestyle: Physical Activity Level\<1.4
Less than 150min/week of structured Exercise

Exclusion

Use of anti-hypertensive, lipid-lowering or insulin sensitizing medications
Excessive alcohol, drug abuse, smoking
Pregnant Women
Unwilling to adhere to the study Intervention
  • Glycemic Control8 weeks

    Insulin Sensitivity will be measured through repeated blood sampling during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and Continuous Glucose Monitoring