Empowering Health: Acute Psychological Effects of an Electromyostimulation-Whole-Body-Workout
Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Depression focused on measuring Physical Activity, Physical Exercise, Mental Disorder, Depression, Mental Health, Health Behaviour, Electromyostimulation, EMS, Strength Training
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject familiarized with experimental procedure and had given written informed consent
- Depression, according to ICD-10
- BDI-II Score ≥ 14
- Able to understand German
- Reachability of participant for the two training sessions
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindications for physical exercise
- Contraindications for EMS-use
- Current EMS-use
- Pregnancy
- Borderline personality disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa
- Dementia
- Acute suicidality
- Substance dependencies with actual consumption (except nicotine)
Sites / Locations
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Experimental-Condition
Placebo-Condition
20 minutes whole-body-workout with simultaneous muscle stimulation (EMS). Participants carry out easy whole-body-exercises while wearing a EMS-vest-belt-system with interwoven electrodes. During the workout the muscles are simultaneously stimulated by those external electrodes with medium level (5) of stimulation intensity.
20 minutes whole-body-workout without simultaneous muscle stimulation (EMS). Participants carry out easy whole-body-exercises while wearing a EMS-vest-belt-system with interwoven electrodes. During the workout they are stimulated with the lowest possible stimulation intensity (1). This is perceptible as a slight tingling sensation but the impulse intensity lies below the muscular threshold and therefore generates no muscular activity.