Status:

COMPLETED

Energy Expenditure & Activity During & After Exercise-Induced Weight Loss

Lead Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This project is aimed at determining whether an exercise-based weight loss intervention causes a compensation in some component of energy expenditure such that the increase in measured energy expendit...

Detailed Description

The primary aim of this proposed study is to determine how total daily activity thermogenesis (TDAT) and total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) are regulated in obese humans attempting to lose weight a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Body mass index (BMI) 30-35.0 kg/m2
  • Age 18-45 years
  • Weight stable (\<2 kg weight fluctuation during previous 6 months)
  • No regular exercise (\> 1 bout of exercise/wk or participation in any sporting activities \> 1 hr/wk)
  • No self-report of acute or chronic disease (diabetes, heart diseases, and joint problems in particular)
  • No current use of prescribed medications
  • No plans to relocate within the next year
  • No plans for extended travel (\> 1 week) within the next 6 months
  • No tobacco use
  • For Females:
  • No evidence of amenorrhea (Regular menstrual cycles of 21-35 days)
  • Pre-menopausal status (self-report, to be confirmed during screening)
  • Pregnancy or lactating within the past year
  • No pregnancy or planned pregnancies; sexually active women of childbearing potential may be enrolled if they have had a tubal ligation or use one of the following means of contraception: condom, diaphragm, oral or implanted contraceptives, or intrauterine device. Women in exclusive relationships with male partners who have had a successful vasectomy will not be required to use any additional means of birth control.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Claustrphobia;
  • Any contraindication(s) to \> MRI, e.g. aneurysm, cochlear implant, cardiac pacemaker, or implantable cardiac defibrillator, artificial heart valve, metallic stents, any implantable devices or shunt, weight less than 300 lbs;
  • Left Handed.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00622310

    Start Date

    September 1 2007

    End Date

    June 1 2008

    Last Update

    July 12 2021

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    University of Colorado, School of Medicine

    Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045