Does ethnicity affect our body?s response to passive physical activity?

Completed

• Conditions: Passive physical activity; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18890982
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Medicine (Physiology), University of Fribourg (Switzerland)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-10-20
• Last Update Posted: 6 July 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

1. 20 ? 40 years old
2. Healthy as determined by medical history
3. European, Asian, African, or Indian ethnicity.
4. Signed consent given

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy
2. History of eating disorders
3. History of metabolic diseases (e.g. diabetes)
4. History of cardiovascular disease
5. History of neurological or psychiatric disorders
6. History of gastro-intestinal disorders
7. Any other condition that might impair the subject?s ability to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Energy expenditure will be measured by indirect calorimetry before, during, and after each intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Cardiovascular response (heart rate and blood pressure) and EMG activity will be measured by continuous physiological monitoring before, during and after whole body vibration<br>2. Body composition will be measured at the start the study<br>3. Dietary and lifestyle information will be collected by questionnaire<br>4. Body temperature and habitual physical activity will be measured by wireless physiological monitoring over a period of one week<br>5. The interaction between each intervention and food will be measured (the protocol will be conducted once in the fasted state, and once after participants have ingested a small, standardized meal)