Status:

UNKNOWN

Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Adolescents

Lead Sponsor:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Exercise

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

13-17 years

Brief Summary

A 12 wk aerobic exercise program will reduce visceral, hepatic and intramyocellular fat accumulation and improve insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism in obese sedentary Hispanic adolescents.

Detailed Description

Lean and Obese post pubertal adolescents perform an aerobic exercise program 30 minx4/week at a heart rate corresponding to at least 70% of that obtained at VO2 peak. The exercise program is preceded ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy
  • No medication
  • Sedentary
  • No first degree relative with diabetes,
  • Hispanic
  • BMI \>30 or \<25 kg/m2.

Exclusion

  • Any medication including birth control pills
  • Performing more than \>45 min of moderate to light physical activity/week
  • Chronic illness

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2004

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00998855

Start Date

February 1 2004

End Date

December 1 2011

Last Update

June 7 2011

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Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030