Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Exercise on Prevention of Weight Gain
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Weight Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-55 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the dose-response of exercise on prevention of weight gain in overweight adults.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female or Male
- 18-55 years of age
- BMI = 25-29.9 kg/m2
- Ability to provide informed consent.
- Ability to provide consent from their personal physician to participate in this study.
Exclusion
- Reporting regular exercise participation of at least 20 minutes per day on at least 3 days per week during the previous six months. (This study is designed to recruit relatively sedentary adults.)
- Diabetes, hypothyroidism, or other medical conditions which would affect energy metabolism.
- Women who are currently pregnant, pregnant within the previous six months, or planning on becoming pregnant within the next 12 months. (Pregnancy during initial screening will be based on self-report and will be included on the detailed medical history that is completed by subjects. However, this will be confirmed with the urine pregnancy test that will be conducted prior to the baseline DEXA.)
- Non-medicated resting systolic blood pressure \>160 mmHg or non-medicated resting diastolic blood pressure \>100 mmHg, or taking medication that would affect blood pressure.
- Taking medication that would affect resting heart rate or the heart rate response during exercise (e.g., beta blockade).
- Arrhythmia on resting or exercise electrocardiogram that would indicate that vigorous exercise was contraindicated.
- History of myocardial infarction or valvular disease.
- History of orthopedic complications that would prevent optimal participation in the exercise component (e.g., heel spurs, severe arthritis).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
294 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00177502
Start Date
January 1 2003
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
September 15 2005
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15203