Effect of 4 Weeks of Shuttle Run Training on Insulin Sensitivity in Sedentary Men

University of Glasgow

Status: Suspended

Conditions: Insulin Resistance; Obesity; Metabolic Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01962857

FBLS1020

Details and patient eligibility

About

A number of studies have shown that short duration, high intensity interval training can improve health-related outcomes, such as insulin sensitivity and cardiorespiratory fitness. However, these often use specialized equipment, such as cycle ergometers, which makes it difficult to roll these interventions out for wide-scale use in the general population. This study aims evaluate the effects of a high intensity shuttle running intervention on insulin sensitivity, fitness and related cardiometabolic risk factors in men who are currently inactive. Participants will be randomized into intervention (4 weeks of shuttle running) and control groups. We hypothesize that the shuttle running programme will result in improved insulin sensitivity, fitness and increased fat oxidation at rest compared with the control group.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• male
• 18-40 years
• undertaking < 1 hour per week of planned exercise

Exclusion criteria

• BMI > 35 kg/m2
• Blood pressure > 160/90 mm Hg (on anti-hypertensive medication)
• history of established coronary heart disease
• family history of early cardiac death (<40 years)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

4 week supervised high-intensity shuttle running intervention, with 3 sessions per week (12 sessions in total)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention - participants maintain usual lifestyle