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Effects of whole-body pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (type BEMER) on peripheral and central oxygenation at rest and on recovery after exhaustion on a cycle ergometer in recreational endurance athletes

Effects of whole-body pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (type BEMER) on peripheral and central oxygenation at rest and on recovery after exhaustion on a cycle ergometer in recreational endurance athletes - BEMER

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00034835
Enrollment
50
Registered
2024-12-20
Start date
2025-01-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Passive regeneration method in recreational endurance athletes

Interventions

Group 1: Application of the pulsed electromagnetic field therapy whole-body mat once at rest (day 1) and once as a passive regeneration measure after exertion (day 2) for 8 minutes each. Group 2: Cont

Sponsors

Institut für Sport- und Bewegungsmedizin, Universität Hamburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 39 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - At least 3 Watt per kilogram body weight (men) and 2,5 Watt per kilogram body weight (women) on the cycling ergometer (Berrisch-Rahmel et al., 2020) - 30-34 years old: Watt = 3 * body weight (kg) * (130-age)/100 (men) and Watt = 2,5 * body weight (kg) * (124-0,8 * age)/100 (women) (Berrisch-Rahmel et al., 2020)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - cardiovascular, neurological or orthopedic diseases - acute orthopaedic injuries - relevant visual impairments - significant skin pigmentation - pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
- Change in muscular oxy- and deoxyhaemoglobin concentration - Heart rate variability—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Executive functions - Change in prefrontal cortex oxy- and deoxyhaemoglobin concentration - Blood lactate concentration - Heart rate - Blood pressure - Skinfold thickness - Jumping height - 'The Short Recovery and Stress Scale' (German Version: Kurzfragebogen für Erholung und Belastung)—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKim-Charline Broscheid

Universität Hamburg, Institute of Human Movement Science, Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine

kim.broscheid@uni-hamburg.de+4915772160579

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026