Effects of Resistance and Aerobic Exercise on Cardiovascular Health

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity, Hyperlipidemia, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome X

In brief

This study will investigate the separate and combined effects of aerobic and resistance training on cardiovascular risk factors in overweight men and women with mild to moderate dyslipidemia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00275145

Run by

Duke University

People needed

261

Starts

2004-05-01

Expected to finish

2008-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Sedentary (exercises fewer than two times per week)
• Overweight or mildly obese (body mass index [BMI] of 25 to 35 kg/m2) with mild to moderate lipid abnormalities (either LDL cholesterol 130 to 190 mg/dl or HDL cholesterol less than 40 mg/dl for men or 5 less than 45 mg/dl for women)

You may not qualify if…

• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Other metabolic or musculoskeletal diseases
• Current use of or intent to diet
• Use of confounding medication
• Overt presence of coronary heart disease
• Unwilling to be randomized to any group

Where it is running

• Duke University — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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