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This is a Human Clinical Trial study (also classified as: RCT).

December 10, 2025Exercise Sport and MovementOpen Access

Short-Term Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Muscle Atrophy and Weakness: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Randomized controlled trial shows enhanced muscle strength in older patients during bed rest, suggesting NMES may prevent muscle atrophy.

Muscle strength improved by 137.5% in the exercise therapy + NMES group, indicating effective prevention of atrophy.
NC = 10 older female inpatients in each group, with body mass index averaging 20.8 kg·m −2.
Randomized controlled trial compared NMES combined with exercise therapy against exercise therapy alone.
Combination therapy may enable better outcomes for muscle strength and atrophy prevention in older adults.

Hasegawa et al. (2025) studied this question.

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