Health Effects of Commuter Cycling
1 other identifier
interventional
60
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cycling to school is effective in the prevention of the metabolic syndrome.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2011
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 4, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 8, 2010
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2011
CompletedAugust 9, 2011
August 1, 2011
3 months
November 4, 2010
August 8, 2011
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Fitness
Difference in VO2max determined by use of a metabolic cart
Day 0, Day 120
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Metabolic syndrome
Day 0, Day 120
Study Arms (2)
Control group
NO INTERVENTIONCycling to school
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- passive commuted to school last 6 months, own a bike
You may not qualify if:
- less than 2 km to school
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Southern Denmarklead
- TrygFonden, Denmarkcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Southern Denmark
Odense, Denmark, 5230, Denmark
Related Publications (1)
Ostergaard L, Borrestad LA, Tarp J, Andersen LB. Bicycling to school improves the cardiometabolic risk factor profile: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2012 Oct 31;2(6):e001307. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001307. Print 2012.
PMID: 23117560DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 4, 2010
First Posted
November 8, 2010
Study Start
March 1, 2011
Primary Completion
June 1, 2011
Study Completion
June 1, 2011
Last Updated
August 9, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-08