Home Bicycle Exercise and Aerobic Capacity

Metabolic Cardiovascular Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effects of Home Bicycle Exercise Program on Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Blood Sugar Control, Muscle Strength and Aerobic Capacity

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The subjects with MetS or type 2 diabetes were enrolled for this exercise-training program. All participators underwent an indoor bicycle exercise for twelve weeks. In addition to demographic data and biochemical tests were determined after an overnight fasting. Extension of muscle strength was detected in the dominant lower extremity.

Clinical Trial Description

This prospective open-labeled study was conducted in Taichung Veterans General Hospital. The adult participants with metabolic syndrome and/or type 2 diabetes were enrolled. MetS. The procedures were fully explained to all subjects before the cardiopulmonary exercise test. ll enrolled subjects received a scheduled twelve-week program for exercise-training program. A commercially available bicycle with an indoor bicycle trainer are used as the home exercise training modality. All medications were not allowed to be changed during the study. ;

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Metabolic Cardiovascular Syndrome
• Metabolic Syndrome X

• NCT number: NCT02268292
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Taichung Veterans General Hospital
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: August 2012
• Completion date: August 2014