Effect of Stair Climbing and Descending on Postprandial Blood Glucose

San Diego State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postprandial Blood Glucose

Treatments: Other: 10 minute of stair climbing and descending; Other: 1 minute of stair climbing and descending; Other: 3 minute of stair climbing and descending

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04232475

SCDPBG

Details and patient eligibility

About

Determine effect of stair climbing and descending on postprandial blood glucose

Full description

Determine effect of 1, 3, and 10 minutes of stair climbing and descending on postprandial blood glucose compared to seated control following consumption of mixed meal

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• within specified age limit, ability to climb and descend stairs determined by ACSM's PAR-Q

Exclusion criteria

• diagnosis of diabetes or use of diabetic medications

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 4 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Seated control

1 minute SCD

Experimental group

Description:

1 minute of stair climbing and descending

Treatment:

Other: 1 minute of stair climbing and descending

3 minute SCD

Experimental group

Description:

3 minute of stair climbing and descending

Treatment:

Other: 3 minute of stair climbing and descending

10 minute SCD

Experimental group

Description:

10 minute of stair climbing and descending

Treatment:

Other: 10 minute of stair climbing and descending