Light, Exercise Intensity and Mood in Overweight
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity Grade I
- Registration Number
- NCT02636335
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Basel
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if an exposure to light in the morning has a positive influence on self-chosen exercise intensity on a bicycle ergometer in overweight and obese patients.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 26
Inclusion Criteria
- Body Mass Index 25 - 35 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria
- Women who are pregnant or breast feeding,
- Other clinically significant concomitant disease states (e.g., renal failure, hepatic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, etc.),
- Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant
- Previous enrolment into the current study
- Participation in other studies in the last four weeks
- Systolic blood pressure > 170 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg
- Shift work in the last two months
- Travels across time zones in the last four weeks
- Use of photosensitisation drugs
- Clinical manifest depression
- Cardiovascular diseases which reduce age-appropriate exercise capacity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean power output in watts Power output during the first 30 minute time-trial on a bicycle ergometer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean power output in watts during the first, second and third time-trial on a bicycle ergometer. Mean of the 30 minutes of the exercise from the first, second and third time-trial. Subjective sleepiness 1 minute after the light exposure vs. 1 minute before the light exposure in the first time trial Subjective sleepiness will be measured with the Multidimensional Mood Questionnaire (Category "Wakefulness - Sleepiness")
Subjective Mood 1 minute after the light exposure vs. 1 minute before the light exposure in the first time trial Subjective Mood measured with the Multidimensional Mood Questionnaire (Category "Good Mood - Bad Mood")
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Departement of Sport, Exercise and Health
🇨🇭Basel, Switzerland
Departement of Sport, Exercise and Health🇨🇭Basel, Switzerland