Status:
COMPLETED
Fasted Evening Exercise: Performance and Compensatory Eating
Lead Sponsor:
Nottingham Trent University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Loughborough University
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will compare the appetite, energy intake, and exercise performance responses to a bout of exercise completed in the evening after an extended period of fasting with a similar bout of exerci...
Detailed Description
Regular exercise is known to be a successful strategy for improving several facets of health and maintaining body weight. However, many people are not engaging in enough exercise, and some may not be ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Non-smokers.
- Have maintained a stable weight for 6 months (self-reported).
- No history of gastric, digestive, cardiovascular or renal disease (self-reported).
- Female specific: must be using a monophasic, low dose combined OCP (containing less than 50μg oestradiol and a synthetic progestin) OR females with regular menstrual cycles (self-reported).
Exclusion
- Have an unusual eating pattern (i.e., extended fasting periods \>8h other than overnight - self-reported).
- Severe food allergies, dislike or intolerance of study foods or drinks.
- Currently undergoing a lifestyle intervention (structured diet or exercise)
- Diagnosis of a condition or currently undergoing treatment therapy known to affect glucose or lipid metabolism (e.g., type-2 diabetes, taking statins), or contraindications to exercise.
- Use of medication or supplements that may affect hormone concentrations.
- Excessive alcohol consumption (\>14 units/week).
- Intensive training schedule (\>10 hours/week).
- Having received a positive COVID-19 test in the 6-month period prior to participation.
- Female specific: currently pregnant or breastfeeding, the use of any hormonal contraception, and the self-reporting of short (\<24 d), long (\>35 d), or irregular menstrual cycles.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 8 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 23 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04742530
Start Date
February 8 2021
End Date
June 23 2021
Last Update
August 5 2021
Active Locations (2)
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Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom, LE11 3TU
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Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG11 8NS