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Exercise for Healthy Subjects

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Waitlist Available

Led By Dennis T Villareal, MD

Research Sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up immediately after about 2 hours exercise

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will study how a moderate-intensity aerobic workout affects gene activity in people with type 2 diabetes and metabolic disorders. The goal is to understand how exercise changes genes in muscle tissue to improve metabolism. Participants will have muscle samples taken to analyze these changes.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ immediately after about 2 hours exercise

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~immediately after about 2 hours exercise

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediately after about 2 hours exercise for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in JunD/AP-1 signaling in human skeletal muscle

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Exercise groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Research volunteers will be asked to undergo an acute bout of aerobic exercise at moderate intensity for \~120 minutes. Before and after the exercise the volunteer will undergo leg biopsy.

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