# Effects of WB-EMS and Specific Dietary Supplements on Cancer Patients

> **NCT03151291** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School** · enrollment: 200 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Cancer
- Cancer Cachexia
- Weight Loss
- Muscle Loss
- Muscle Weakness

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB)
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** L-carnitine (LC)
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
- **OTHER:** Whole-Body Electromyostimulation (WB-EMS)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03151291
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2016-12
- **Primary completion:** 2019-03-31
- **Final completion:** 2019-04
- **Target enrollment:** 200 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2018-10-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03151291

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03151291, "Effects of WB-EMS and Specific Dietary Supplements on Cancer Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03151291. Licensed CC0.

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