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Filter by:The current study aims to investigate two potential interventions (i.e., cognitive dissonance and action planning) for inducing behavior change for behaviors important to college students—studying and exercise. In addition, this study will investigate factors that may impact behavior change, such as psychological and neuropsychological variables, to better understand how to bridge the intention-behavior gap.
This pilot study aims to investigate whether high intensity interval training can result in rapid improvements in physical fitness amongst the frail elderly (over 70 years old). Participants will undergo a wide range of physical fitness measures followed by a four week exercise protocol. Determination of improvement will be by repeated testing of the physical measures taken for baseline. The primary outcome measure will be anaerobic threshold. There will also be a subgroup of participants who will undergo muscle biopsy and D2O ingestion to allow an insight into the mechanistic basis behind exercise training response in this age group.
Hemodialysis (HD) patients have decreased physical functioning, diminished muscle mass and altered muscle quality thus the increased mortality rate compared to their age-matched population. Risk factors include their sedentary lifestyle and altered nutritional status [1]; the sedentary lifestyle or the lack of exercise is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular complications [2] and contributes to worsen protein energy wasting (PEW), which is described as the loss of body protein mass and fuel reserves [1]. Therefore the health of the HD patients and consequently their quality of life (QOL) is deteriorated. Studies have shown that aerobic exercise during HD improves aerobic capacity, blood pressure, heart rate, muscular strength, dialysis efficacy and quality of life; however, such studies were not done on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) HD patients and there is no protocol for implementing exercise in the UAE HD units [3-4] Hypothesis: Intradialytic aerobic exercise will result in significantly improved clinical, cardio-metabolic and quality of life outcomes and reduced cost of care. Primary objective of the study: - To investigate whether the intradialytic exercise (IDE) within the routine practice of hemodialysis in the UAE will improve adequacy of dialysis. Secondary objectives of the study: - To study the effect of clinical and cardio-metabolic outcomes of the HD patients. - Explore whether the trial would improve the cost effectiveness of this patient population's health care - Define the nature of the IDE programs (intensity, duration, modality), and feasibility of its application in routine setting. Importance of this research: - Pioneering research in the Middle East and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries where the effect of intradialytic exercise will be studied for the first time on Arab population. - It will contribute in identifying the exact strategies to integrate within the hemodialysis unit to improve clinical and cardio-metabolic outcomes, quality of life and healthcare cost. Usefulness of this research to the UAE - It will improve the health care cost and reduce cost wastage in the UAE (lean management). - It will put UAE on the pedestal in front of other countries in integrating innovative methods for a better care of hemodialysis patients.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the additional effects of Short Foot Exercises on pain, biomechanical characteristics and functionality of lower extremity in patients with patellofemoral pain.
The present study compared the acute effects of Sex and exercise mode on subsequent blood pressure (BP) and heart rate variability (HRV) responses during daily work in healthy adults. All subjects did 3 sessions: aerobic exercise on a treadmill, resistance exercise at the gym and a seated control session.
This proposal is part of a broader research agenda that posits healthy gestational weight gain (GWG) may be achieved through behavioral intervention and may potentially reduce adverse maternal and infant health outcomes associated with excessive weight gain during pregnancy. The purpose of this study is to examine the use of a mobile application (mobile app) and mobile website for encouraging and maintaining healthy behaviors such as healthy eating, regular exercise, and stress management and reduction during pregnancy. The study will include collaborative group-based health behavior challenges for pregnant women living in the United States. The study will test the effectiveness of the intervention on improving maternal health behaviors. The proposed research project will examine if an intervention targeting healthy eating and exercise leads to significantly less weight gained during pregnancy versus a comparison group that receives stress reduction and management content.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of using new app-based technology to improve self-care, compared to usual care in patients with type 2 diabetes. The hypothesis is that the intervention, i.e. using the new technology, will have a greater positive effect on physical activity levels and outcomes of HbA1c than usual care.
The ability to upregulate fat oxidation at appropriate times such as during fasting, low to moderate intensity exercise and after a high fat meal, is popularly advocated. This is presumably due to the perception that a high capacity to utilise fat may improve (ultra) endurance performance and help in the regulation of body fat and metabolic diseases. In accordance, impaired fat use at rest has been associated with obesity and insulin resistance (Kelley et al., 1999). However, there is inconclusive and / or a lack of systematic evidence, especially in a large diverse range of adults, exploring: 1) Whether whole body fat use during exercise is altered in individuals with overweight or obesity compared to lean individuals 3) The intra-individual variability in whole-body fat use at rest and during exercise 4) Physiological, metabolic, lifestyle and genetic characteristics that are associated with whole-body fat use at rest and during exercise Therefore, the objectives of this study are three-fold: 1. To explore whether whole body fat use is associated with body composition 2. To explore associations between whole-body fat use and physiological, metabolic, lifestyle and genetic variables 3. To assess the intra-individual variability of whole-body fat use. This study is an observational, exploratory cross-sectional study. A wide range of 'healthy' and 'at-risk of metabolic disease' adults will be recruited. Participants will be asked to visit a laboratory at the University of Bath four times. Visit 1 is a screening and study familiarisation visit. Visits 2 and 3 are to be completed within 7-14 days and involve lifestyle monitoring (dietary and physical activity), a one-off urine and blood sample, assessment of fuel use at rest and during exercise (the latter through an incremental graded cycling exercise test to exhaustion). Visit 4 is to assess body composition via a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan in addition to an optional skeletal muscle and / or fat tissue biopsy.
Questionnaires are often irreplaceable tools of collection of information in research and in the clinical practice. Coupled with other measures, they can be simple complementary tools, but questionnaires are sometimes the only way to collect data, such as self-service efficacy. The objective of this study is a validation of the French translation of the ASES. To guarantee the comparability between the original version and the translated version, the translation of a questionnaire supposes two essential stages: a literal translation and an adaptation to the cultural context, to the habits of life and to the idioms of the target population. This new version will afterward be validated with patient's troop.
The purpose of this project is to investigate whether the glucose response in type 1 diabetes patients measured using Continuous Glucose Monitoring measurement is reproducible in repeated standardized test sessions that include physical activity.