Equinox Personal Coaching Versus Self-Directed Exercise

Physical Fitness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of Equinox Fitness Club's Personal Coaching Method Versus Self-Directed Exercise Training on Increasing Lean Body Mass in Men Aged 30-44 Years of Age

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01778153
• Other study ID #: Equinox Study
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 16, 2011
• Last updated: November 23, 2016
• Start date: January 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2012

Study information

• Verified date: November 2016
• Source: University of California, Los Angeles
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the Equinox Personal Coaching exercise training method to self-directed exercise training in helping subjects become more fit. Men between 30 and 44 years of age who exercise on a regular basis and are interested in receiving Equinox personal training will be invited to participate. The investigators will enroll 36 subjects at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the only site. The hypothesis of this study is that subjects randomized to the Personal Coaching Method will result in significantly greater lean mass accrual than those randomized to self-directed training over the 12 weeks of the study.

Subjects will have 2 Baseline visits over 1 week, then be randomized to receive either Coached training or self-training, which they will do for 12 weeks, then complete two End of Study visits over the final week. Visits 1 and 3 include questionnaires, skinfold fat/lean body mass measurements, and strength and aerobic performance tests, and will take place at Equinox. Visits 2 and 4 include a DEXA scan and ECG, which will take place at UCLA.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 43
• Est. completion date: December 2012
• Est. primary completion date: December 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 30 Years to 44 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men aged 30-44 years

• Body mass index less than 30 kg/m2.

• Currently exercising with or without coaching more than 4 days but less than 8 days per month for the past three months (Equinox Motivated or Super Motivated categories);

• Willing to commit to 12 weeks of thrice weekly training at the Century City Equinox club with or without an Equinox coach.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Over age 44

• Musculoskeletal conditions limiting participation

• Unstable cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, or other disorders that would preclude high intensity exercise training.

• Abnormal ECG at Screening that indicates the subject is not healthy enough for maximal exercise in the opinion of the principal investigator

• Family history of sudden death associated with exercise, based on self-report

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Fitness

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Equinox Personal Coaching
Specially designed strength and aerobic exercise training program that consists of 36 sessions over 12 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine	Los Angeles	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of California, Los Angeles	Equinox Fitness Centers

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Storer TW, Dolezal BA, Berenc MN, Timmins JE, Cooper CB. Effect of supervised, periodized exercise training vs. self-directed training on lean body mass and other fitness variables in health club members. J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Jul;28(7):1995-2006. doi — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in lean body mass	Change in lean body mass (LBM) as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)	Baseline and 4 months	No
Secondary	Change in muscle strength	Changes in muscle strength in the upper and lower extremities as assessed with standard one-repetition maximum tests for the chest press and leg press exercises, respectively	Baseline and 4 months	No
Secondary	Change in aerobic performance	Aerobic performance as assessed using a symptom-limited, treadmill ramp protocol.	Baseline and 4 months	No
Secondary	Changes in ventilation and respiratory gas exchange	Measures of ventilation and respiratory gas exchange including changes in maximum oxygen uptake, the metabolic (lactate) threshold, and other parameters of aerobic, cardiovascular, and ventilatory fitness.	Baseline and 4 months	No
Secondary	Change in quality of life	A quality of life scale will also used to determine participant's satisfaction with their training and its result.	Baseline and 4 months	No