Impact of Exercise Training on Cardiac Function in Man

No. 150 Central Hospital of the Chinese People Liberation Army

Status and phase: Completed; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Cardiovascular Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: exercise training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01881139

150CTSX002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to monitor the impact of exercise training on cardiac functions and lipoprotein lipids.

Full description

Exercise can increase the mass of left ventricle, which is also called athletic heart. Athletic heart is most frequently encountered as a pathological manifestation of cardiovascular disease, and the early determinants of athelitic remodeling in the general population are largely unknown. We will recruit 45 men aged 18-25 years who will run 5000 meters 2/day for 3 months. caridac function is examined by ECG and echocardiogram, blood pressure, lipoprotein, heart rate, body weight, cardiac troponin will be examined prior to exercise program and 3 months after exercise.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 22 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• men
• age 18-25 years
• body mass index (BMI) 18-25 kg/m2
• no regular exercise
• no tobacco use
• no current use of prescribed medications
• no self-report of acute of chronic diseases

Exclusion criteria

• conditions that do not meet the inclusion criteria listed.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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46 participants in 1 patient group

experimental 1

Experimental group

Description:

men with exercise training for 3 months

Treatment:

Behavioral: exercise training