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Health Benefits of Chronic vs. Acute Exercise in Overweight Adults

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Other: Exercise
Registration Number
NCT01452087
Lead Sponsor
University of Michigan
Brief Summary

Compare the effects of single session of exercise vs. chronic exercise training on key risk factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome (e.g., glucose tolerance, blood lipid profile, and blood pressure) in overweight adults.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
43
Inclusion Criteria
  • Body Mass Index: 27-34 kg/m2;
  • Regular exercisers(≥4 days/wk of aerobic exercise;
  • 30-60min/session at moderate and vigorous intensities);
  • Non-exercisers (no regularly planned exercise/physical activity);
  • Women must have regularly occurring menses and must be premenopausal.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant or lactating;
  • Evidence/history of cardiovascular or metabolic disease;
  • Currently taking medications known to affect lipid or glucose metabolism.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Exercise SessionExerciseSubjects will exercise on a treadmill for 1 hour at moderate intensity (i.e., 90% of the exercise intensity found to elicit their ventilatory threshold during the preliminary testing, which is equivalent to approximately 60% of their maximal predicted heart rate).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
oral glucose tolerance test2 hour
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Resting Metabolic Rate20-30 min

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Substrate Metabolism Laboratory

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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