Health Effects of Commuter Cycling

Prevention Clinical Trial

Official title:

Health Effects of Commuter Cycling

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01236222
• Other study ID #: Cycling
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 4, 2010
• Last updated: August 8, 2011
• Start date: March 2011
• Est. completion date: June 2011

Study information

• Verified date: August 2011
• Source: University of Southern Denmark
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Denmark: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cycling to school is effective in the prevention of the metabolic syndrome.

Description:

Physical activity plays a crucial role in relation to prevent a clustering of risk factors. In adults a lower all-cause mortality has been found in those cycling to work compared to inactive commuters. It thus seems possible that cycling to school will entail health beneficial effects for children.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: June 2011
• Est. primary completion date: June 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 10 Years to 13 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• passive commuted to school last 6 months, own a bike

Exclusion Criteria:

• less than 2 km to school

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Prevention

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cycling to school
Regular cycling to school

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	University of Southern Denmark	Odense

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Southern Denmark	TrygFonden, Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Fitness	Difference in VO2max determined by use of a metabolic cart	Day 0, Day 120	No
Secondary	Metabolic syndrome	Metabolic syndrome as defined by the international diabetes federation based upon: obesity(from age and gender adjusted BMI),TG,HDL,blood pressure,glucose (fasting)	Day 0, Day 120	No