Exercise and vascular function - The acute effect of a single bout of aerobic exercise on vascular function in metabolic syndrome and pre-diabetic males
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Vascular functionCardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseasesMetabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12612000178842
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of New South Wales
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Young individuals with body mass index (BMI) ranging between 25-35 kg/m2; non athletes (exercise no more than 3 times/week for 30 min each session; free of medication and diseases. Also, they will posses metabolic syndrome criteria (waist circumference greater than or equal to 94 cm and any two of the following: triglyceride level greater than or equal to 1.7 mmol/L; HDL cholesterol <1.03 mmol/L; systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 85 mmHg; fasting plasma glucose greater than or equal to 5.6 mmol/L) and high glucose levels following a glucose tolerance test.
Exclusion Criteria
Trained individuals (athletes); diabetes; use of medications; hypertension
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Glucose levels as assessed by glucose tolerance test[In Session 1];Vascular function as assessed by Hokanson Plethysmography[In Session 3, 48 hours after VO2max test]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical fitness as assessed by VO2max test[In Session 2]