Effect of Aerobic Interval Training With Vitamin D Supplement on Functional Capacity and Perceived Myalgia

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vitamin D Deficiency

Treatments: Drug: Vitamin D supplementation only; Other: aerobic interval training and Vitamin D supplementation,; Other: aerobic interval training only

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04319289

2020HAAE

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to investigate whether there will be an effect of adding a program of aerobic interval training in managing patients suffering from myalgia associated with vitamin D deficiency.

Full description

Forty five women complaining from myalgia with vitamin D deficiency participating in this study. Their ages are ranged from 30 to 40 years.

They are assigned randomly into three groups:

• Group (A): included 15 patients who are participating in an aerobic interval training exercise program with vitamin D supplementation (cholecalciferol 400 IU/day).
• Group (B): included 15 patients who are receiving vitamin D supplementation only (cholecalciferol 400 IU/day).
• Group (C): included 15 patients who are participating in an interval training exercise program only.

The intervention will last for 12 weeks

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Forty five sedentry women with non specific myalgia pain.
• The patients' ages ranged from 30 -40 years.
• All patients have non specific muscle pain for more than 2 months.
• They have vitamin D deficiency.
• All patients have BMI from 25 to 34.9 kg/m2.
• All patients were clinically and medically stable when attending the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable cardiovascular and chest problems.
• Patients with diseases which affect vitamin D level as a history of rheumatic or metabolic bone diseases and diabetes.
• Patients taking drugs which affect vitamin D level as steroids and anticonvulsants drugs .
• Musculoskeletal disorders which may affect their physical ability to do the exercises.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Group (A)

Experimental group

Description:

Included 15 patients who are participating in an aerobic interval training exercise program with vitamin D supplementation (cholecalciferol 400 IU/day). The aerobic interval training is conducted for one hour, three days per week on a total period of 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: aerobic interval training and Vitamin D supplementation,

Group (B)

Experimental group

Description:

Included 15 patients who are receiving vitamin D supplementation only . One capsule containing (cholecalciferol 400 IU) was taken every day for 12 weeks

Treatment:

Drug: Vitamin D supplementation only

Group (c)

Experimental group

Description:

Included 15 patients who are participating in an aerobic interval training exercise program only. The aerobic interval training is conducted for one hour, three days per week on a total period of 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: aerobic interval training only