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Exercise Dose-Response on Features of the Metabolic Syndrome

NCT00687128 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 93

Last updated 2012-02-28

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Summary

This study investigates the degree of improvement in insulin resistance and features of the metabolic syndrome in non-diabetic overweight or obese subjects after training in a low-intensity, moderate-intensity or non-aerobic exercise program, as well as self-initiated exercise behavior after the assigned exercise program.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Low-intensity treadmill exercise

Treadmill walking at 30% of VO2Reserve, 3-5 times per week at 20-60 minutes per session, progressive.

BEHAVIORAL

Moderate-intensity treadmill exercise

Treadmill walking at 60% of VO2Reserve, 3-5 times per week at 20-60 minutes per session, progressive.

BEHAVIORAL

Non-aerobic stretching exercise

Floor stretching exercise, 3-5 times per week at 20-60 minutes duration per session, progressive.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stanley Hsia, MD · Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2010-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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