Tokyo, April 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061215) titled 'Effects of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Cognitive Function' on April 10.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Parallel
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - Placebo
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Ritsumeikan University
Condition:
Condition - Healthy young individuals
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - Electrical muscle stimulation has been reported to acutely enhance cognitive function; however, the underlying physiological mechanisms remain unclear. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate changes in neural activity during cognitive task performance and brain-related blood biomarkers following a single session of electrical muscle stimulation, as well as to examine its long-term effects.
Basic objectives2 - Safety,Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Electrical stimulation of skeletal muscle (3 times per week for 8 weeks)
Interventions/Control_2 - rest
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 18
years-old
=
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - Individuals without regular exercise habits
Key exclusion criteria - Individuals with visual or color vision impairments
Individuals with chronic diseases
Individuals with a history of smoking
Individuals who have undergone blood sampling within 12 weeks prior to study initiation
Individuals deemed unsuitable for electrical stimulation
Target Size - 40
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Open public recruiting
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 07 Month 22 Day
Date of IRB - 2026 Year 02 Month 26 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 02 Month 26 Day
Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070028
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