Muscle Metabolic Function in Older Adults With Different Vitamin D Status Before and After Exercise

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Conditions studied: Vitamin D Deficiency

In brief

This is a small pilot aerobic training trial designed to examine differences between normal-high and low vitamin D levels and 7-days of aerobic training on local VO2 measured by non-invasive Hybrid Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02485197

Run by

David Travis Thomas

People needed

7

Starts

2013-03-01

Expected to finish

2015-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-17

Who can join

Age: 65 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 65-75 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• Currently have or have a history of cardiovascular or pulmonary disease that would preclude the involvement in the performance of exercise.
• Uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension.
• History of neurological conditions related to spinal derangement, disk disease, peripheral neuropathies, tremor and rigidity
• History of leg/hip trauma, inflammation, infection rhabdomyolysis, or leg surgery in the past 3 months
• Have a diagnosis of osteoporosis (as determined by DXA)
• Participated in a resistance or aerobic training program in the last 3 months
• Engage in more than 1 hr/week of vigorous activity
• Body mass index >29
• On hormone replacement therapy

Where it is running

• University of Kentucky — Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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