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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01406730
Date of registration: 18/07/2011
Primary sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Public title: Running Effect on Cardiovascular and Muscular Parameters
Scientific title: Effect of 16 Weeks of Running Exercise on Parameters Related to the Cardiovascular System, Blood and Muscle in Untrained Males 30-50 Years Old. A Randomized Controlled Study
Date of first enrolment: July 2011
Target sample size: 80
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01406730
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:   Michael Scharf, MD
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Affiliation:  Departement of Radiology, Division of Cardiology
Name:   Michael Lell, MD
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Affiliation:  Departement of Radiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg
Name:   Michael Uder, MD
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Affiliation:  Departement of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg
Name:   Willi A Kalender, PhD
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Affiliation:  Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen, Germany
Name:   Wolfgang Kemmler, PhD
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Affiliation:  Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany
Name:   Simon von Stengel, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- males

- untrained (< 2 endurance exercise sessions/week)

- 30-50 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

- pathological changes of the heart

- inflammable diseases

- medication/diseases affecting cardiovascular system and muscle

- very low physical capacity (< 100 Watt at ergometry)

- obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2)

- more than 2 weeks of absence during the interventional period

- more than 2 exercise session beside the intervention

- contraindication related to MRI-assessment (i.e. claustrophobia, magnetizable
intracorporal artefacts)



Age minimum: 30 Years
Age maximum: 50 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
30-50 Years Old
Healthy
Males
Untrained
Intervention(s)
Other: exercise
Primary Outcome(s)
myocardial mass/stroke volume [Time Frame: 4 month]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Intima media thickness [Time Frame: 4 month]
maximal oxygen uptake [Time Frame: 4 month]
muscle strength/power [Time Frame: 4 month]
myocardial volume [Time Frame: 4 month]
Resting metabolic rate [Time Frame: 4 month]
Secondary ID(s)
FAU-IMP-4463
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Department of Radiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Erlangen
Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences
Klinikum Nürnberg
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