Status:
COMPLETED
The Pacing (Guided Vs Unguided) Strategies Study
Lead Sponsor:
USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Conditions:
Body Temperature Changes
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-29 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objectives of this study are to demonstrate that real time physiological status monitoring and the use of optimization techniques during exercise can have a positive impact on physiological status...
Detailed Description
This experiment aims to accomplish two goals: collect additional metabolic flexibility data with young fit adults in response to exercise; and demonstrate that automated pace guidance generated from r...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and Female
- Ages 18 to 29 at the beginning of the study
- Relatively fit can run 2 miles in under 16 minutes
Exclusion
- History of Skin Sensitivity to Nickel
- Hypertension
- Alcoholism
- Diabetes
- Pregnant
- Age \>29
- Cannot run 2 miles in less than 16 minutes
- No regular weekly exercise
- Difficulty Swallowing Food or Large Pills
- Diverticulitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Crohn's Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Previous Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Possible Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Scan
- Women who have given birth during the previous 12 months
- Pregnant women or women who plan to become pregnant or become pregnant during the study
- Lactating women
- History or presence of kidney disease, liver disease, certain cancers, gastrointestinal, pancreatic, other metabolic diseases, or malabsorption syndromes
- History of bariatric or certain other surgeries related to weight control
- Smokers or other tobacco users (for at least 6 months prior to the start of the study)
- History of eating disorders or other dietary patterns which are not consistent with the dietary intervention (e.g., vegetarians, very low fat diets, high protein diets)
- Volunteers who have lost 10% of body weight within the last 12 months or who plan to initiate a weight loss program during the next 10 months
- Unable or unwilling to give informed consent or communicate with study staff.
- Self-report of alcohol or substance abuse within the past 12 months and/or current acute treatment or rehabilitation program for these problems (long-term participation in Alcoholics Anonymous is not an exclusion)
- Other medical, psychiatric, or behavioral factors that in the judgment of the Principal Investigator may interfere with study participation or the ability to follow the intervention protocol
- Blood donation within the previous month
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
23 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02310334
Start Date
August 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
February 24 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Beltsville, Maryland, United States, 20705