Predictors of Individual Training Effectiveness in Preventive Exercise

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Primary Prevention
• Interventions: Behavioral: Endurance training

• Registration Number: NCT00934206
• Lead Sponsor: Universität des Saarlandes

Brief Summary

Physical exercise elicits beneficial changes in the body. These concern physical performance but also improvements in virtually all known risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Yet, the extent of individual benefit differs considerably even within homogenous groups and the prediction of individual training effectiveness is not yet possible. This study aims to find predictors of individual training effectiveness.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-07-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-07-07
• Study First Posted: 2009-07-08
• Study Start: 2009-08
• Primary Completion: 2009-12
• Study Completion: 2009-12
• Status Verified: 2011-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-08-25
• Last Update Posted: 2011-08-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

• healthy subjects
• age 35-60

Exclusion Criteria

• Any medical condition requiring medication (except thyroid hormones)
• Other complaints that might interfere with exercise

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Training	Endurance training	One month of endurance training (running / walking at 60 % heart rate reserve for 45 min 4 times per week)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
correlation of possible predictors with training effects on cardiovascular risk factors	within study periode

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation of possible predictors with improvements in physical performance	within study period

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of Sports- and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University; 🇩🇪 Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany