Recruiting

Metabolism Study

Sponsor:

NIH

Code:

NCT00998855

Conditions

Exercise

Obesity

Insulin Sensitivity

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Exercise

Study Details

Brief summary:

A 12 wk aerobic exercise program will reduce visceral, hepatic and intramyocellular fat accumulation and improve insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism in obese sedentary Hispanic adolescents.

Conditions

Exercise

Obesity

Insulin Sensitivity

Study ID

NCT00998855

Start date

Feb, 2004

Status verified date

Oct, 2009

Completion date

Dec, 2011

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2011

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy
  • No medication
  • Sedentary
  • No first degree relative with diabetes,
  • Hispanic
  • BMI >30 or <25 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any medication including birth control pills
  • Performing more than >45 min of moderate to light physical activity/week
  • Chronic illness

Study Design

Enrollment

42 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Adolescents

Post pubertal, sedentary lean and obese Hispanic adolescents

Interventions

Exercise

12 wk aerobic or/ resistance exercise program

Primary outcome measure

  • Fat distribution, insulin sensitivity, glucose production, gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis [ Time Frame: In response to a 12 wk exercise program. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Agneta L Sunehag, M.D., Ph.D.

713 798 6725asunehag@bcm.tmc.edu

Locations

Baylor College of Medicine

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Agneta L Sunehag, M.D., Ph.D

713-798-6725asunehag@bcm.tmc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Agneta L Sunehag, M.D., Ph.D

More Information

Sponsor

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Last update posted

Jun 7, 2011

Last verified

Oct, 2009

Keywords

  • Exercise in obesity

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by National Institutes of Health (NIH) on 2011-06-07.