• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Nov 2018

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

    Effects of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Waist Circumstance in Adults with Adbominal Obesity: A Randomized, Double-blind, Sham-Controlled Trial.

    • Eun Jung Choi, Yun Jun Kim, and Sang Yeoup Lee.
    • Department of Family Medicine, Daedong Hospital, Busan, South Korea. Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, South Korea.
    • JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2018 Nov 1; 56 (214): 904-911.

    IntroductionWe investigated the effects of electrical muscle stimulationon waist circumference as compared with an identical device providing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as control in adults with abdominal obesity.MethodsThis was a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial. Sixty patients with abdominal obesity received electrical muscle stimulation or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation randomly five times a week for 12 weeks.ResultsThe electrical muscle stimulationgroup achieved a mean 5.2±2.8 cm decrease in waist circumference while the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation group showed only a 2.9±3.3 cm decrease (P=0.005). About 20 (70.0%) of the electrical muscle stimulation group lost more than 4 cm of waist circumference but that only 8 (33.3%) of the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation group did so (P=0.008). Furthermore, fasting free fasting acid levels were significantly higher in the electrical muscle stimulation than in the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulationgroup at week 12 (P=0.006). In the electrical muscle stimulation group, slight decreases in visceral abdominal fat and total abdominal fat areas by computer tomography were observed at 12 weeks, but these decreases were not significant. In addition, patients' self-rated satisfaction scores with this program were significantly higher in the electrical muscle stimulation group.ConclusionsThe 12-week electrical muscle stimulation program modestly reduced waist circumference in abdominally obese adults without side effects.

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