Equinox Personal Coaching Versus Self-Directed Exercise

NCT01778153 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Equinox Study
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 43
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Physical Fitness

Keywords

Fitness training; Personal training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in lean body mass

  Change in lean body mass (LBM) as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

  Baseline and 4 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change in muscle strength

  Baseline and 4 months

• Change in aerobic performance

  Baseline and 4 months

• Changes in ventilation and respiratory gas exchange

  Baseline and 4 months

• Change in quality of life

  Baseline and 4 months

Study Arms (2)

Equinox Personal Coaching

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants assigned the Coached group will receive up to 36 sessions about three times a week, consisting of both strength and aerobic exercises, through a program designed by Equinox Fitness Centers.

Behavioral: Equinox Personal Coaching

Self-directed exercise training

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the Self-directed group will receive general exercise training advice as any member of the fitness club would, and will record the details of their exercise in log sheets. They will be asked to continue their usual exercise routine.

Interventions

Equinox Personal Coaching BEHAVIORAL

Specially designed strength and aerobic exercise training program that consists of 36 sessions over 12 weeks.

Equinox Personal Coaching

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 44 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Los Angeles: lead
• Equinox Fitness Centers: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

Location

Related 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: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000331.

  PMID: 24276303 RESULT

Study Officials

• Christopher B Cooper, M.D.

  University of California, Los Angeles

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 16, 2011
• First Posted: January 29, 2013
• Study Start: January 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2012
• Study Completion: December 1, 2012
• Last Updated: November 28, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-11

Locations

US (1)