Gene - Exercise Research Study

University of Maryland, College Park225 enrolled

Overview

The investigators hypothesize that the degree to which older generally healthy but sedentary men and women improve a number of cardiovascular (CV) disease risk factors with 6 months of highly-standardized endurance exercise training will be a function of common genetic variations in candidate genes.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Enrollment

225

Conditions

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Interventions

Endurance exercise trainingBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * generally healthy * free from CV disease * ability to undergo exercise training Exclusion Criteria: * previous history of CV disease

Locations (1)

University of Maryland Dept of Kinesiology

College Park, Maryland, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Time frame: ~9 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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