Status:

COMPLETED

Low Intensity Physical Activity During Sitting on Glycemic Control and Vascular Function in Obese Individuals

Lead Sponsor:

University of Missouri-Columbia

Conditions:

Obesity

Metabolic Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Prolonged sitting is a common behavior in contemporary humans. In epidemiological studies, increased sitting time has been associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and all-cause morta...

Detailed Description

Experimental Design: Twenty obese subjects with metabolic syndrome will complete 2 study days with measures vascular function and glycemic control. On one study day, the subjects will sit quietly for ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Obese males and females with metabolic syndrome, aged 20-60 years old.
  • According to the NCEP ATP III definition, metabolic syndrome is present if three or more of the following five criteria are met:
  • waist circumference over 40 inches (men) or 35 inches (women),
  • blood pressure over 130/85 mmHg,
  • fasting triglyceride (TG) level over 150 mg/dl,
  • fasting high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level less than 40 mg/dl (men) or 50 mg/dl (women)
  • fasting blood sugar over 100 mg/dl.

Exclusion

  • they smoke
  • they have any known cardiovascular, pulmonary or metabolic disease
  • have type 2 diabetes
  • if good quality Doppler ultrasound image of their arteries cannot be obtained and/or evidence of plaque.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 20 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03419754

Start Date

March 20 2018

End Date

March 1 2020

Last Update

March 24 2020

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University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65211