The Acute Effect of Moderate Intensity Stair-Climbing on Postprandial Blood Glucose

San Diego State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postprandial Hyperglycemia

Treatments: Other: Stair-climbing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03400774

2360098

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the effect of moderate intensity stair-climbing bouts of various durations on postprandial blood glucose. Participants will perform a standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) using 75g of dextrose and with fingerstick blood glucose measurements at baseline and every 15 minutes after consuming the drink for one hour. On separate subsequent visits, participants will perform the same OGTT combined with three stair-climbing bouts lasting 1, 3, and 10 minutes starting 27, 25, and 18 minutes respectively after finishing the drink. Participants performed maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max) using a ramp treadmill test in order to assess the relative intensity of each stairclimbing trial.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Defined as low risk per the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, Guidelines for Exercise Testing & Exercise Prescription, 20014 pg 30)
• Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire (PAR-Q) screening

Exclusion criteria

• Glucose intolerance
• Diabetes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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34 participants in 4 patient groups

Control

Other group

Description:

Oral glucose tolerance test with no stair-climbing

Treatment:

Other: Stair-climbing

1 minute

Experimental group

Description:

Oral glucose tolerance test with 1 minute of stair-climbing

Treatment:

Other: Stair-climbing

3 minutes

Experimental group

Description:

Oral glucose tolerance test with 3 minutes stair-climbing

Treatment:

Other: Stair-climbing

10 minutes

Active Comparator group

Description:

Oral glucose tolerance test with 10 minutes stair-climbing

Treatment:

Other: Stair-climbing