NCT04105218

Brief Summary

The purpose of the Exerci-Zzz Study is to learn more about how the time of day that exercise is performed influences sleep quality and fat metabolism overnight in adults with metabolic syndrome. In this study, exercise will be performed in the early evening and the investigators will measure participants' sleep quality and fat metabolism overnight in a metabolic room. The total study will take approximately 2-3 months to complete. Enrolled participants will complete 2 study conditions (evening exercise and control) in a metabolic room. Each of these visits will last 30 hours and require that the participant stay in the metabolic room. During the evening exercise participants will be asked to perform exercise in the early evening. Finally, during the control condition participants will be asked spend the day in the metabolic room (no exercise performed during this condition). During each of these conditions, the investigators will measure participant sleep quality and fat metabolism overnight. In the morning, the investigators will perform a metabolic test to assess the responses of certain hormones. Findings from this study will identify how exercise influences novel contributors to metabolic syndrome (sleep quality and nocturnal metabolism) and shed light on some potential mechanisms to explain the variability in exercise responses.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
12

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2019

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
terminated

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 15, 2019

Completed
19 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 3, 2019

Completed
23 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 26, 2019

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 2, 2021

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 2, 2021

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

August 6, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

August 6, 2021

Status Verified

July 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

1.5 years

First QC Date

September 3, 2019

Results QC Date

July 13, 2021

Last Update Submit

July 13, 2021

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Nocturnal FFA Concentrations

    Free Fatty Acids (FFA) concentrations

    8-hours

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Nocturnal Fat Oxidation

    8-hours

  • Nocturnal Glucose and Insulin Concentrations

    8-hours

  • Sleep Quality (Percent Time in Slow Wave Sleep [SWS])

    8-hours

  • Sleep Latency

    8-hours

  • Sleep Interruptions

    8-hours

Other Outcomes (3)

  • Dietary Fat Oxidation

    24-hours

  • Distal/Proximal Temperature Gradient

    24-hours

  • Melatonin Offset

    First 5 hours of waking (after study condition)

Study Arms (2)

Evening Exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will arrive in the Clinical and Translation Research Center (CTRC) and enter the whole room calorimeter approximately 1 hour after arrival. During the evening exercise condition, participants will perform 45-minutes of moderate intensity continuous exercise on a treadmill 12 hours after habitual wake time in the evening. Participants will begin with a warm-up for 5 minutes at 2.0-2.5 mph. Heart rate will be monitored continuously with a heart rate monitor. Participants will maintain heart rate at 65% of age-predicted maximum heart rate. Throughout the day, participants will be required to eat the standardized meals provided at breakfast lunch and dinner. At the time of bed, participants will be instructed to turn off the lights, lay down in bed and to refrain from using electronic devices. In the morning, a metabolic test will be performed and melatonin levels will be measured in the saliva

Behavioral: Exercise

Control

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Participants will arrive in the Clinical and Translation Research Center (CTRC) in the morning within 2 hours of their habitual wake time. Participants will enter the whole room calorimeter approximately 1 hour after arriving at the CTRC. Throughout the day, participants will be required to eat the standardized meals provided at breakfast lunch and dinner. At the time of bed, participants will be instructed to turn off the lights, lay down in bed and to refrain from using electronic devices. In the morning, a metabolic test will be performed and melatonin levels will be measured in the saliva

Behavioral: Exercise

Interventions

ExerciseBEHAVIORAL

Participants will perform 4 study visits over 1-3 months. The 1st study visit is a screening visit, during which eligibility will be determined. During the 2nd visit, resting metabolic rate (RMR) and body composition will be measured. Participants will also perform a submaximal exercise test. Prior to each condition, habitual sleep/wake patterns will then be measured for 1 week. Participants will then perform each of the 2 study conditions (evening exercise and control) in randomized order with at least a 1-week washout period between conditions. Females will be studied during the luteal phase to control for potential confounding effects of hormonal variations across the menstrual cycle.

ControlEvening Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

Age19 Years - 45 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • not currently meeting physical activity guidelines (\<150 minutes moderate to vigorous physical activity per week);
  • weight stable (\<5% change in weight over the last 6 months);
  • habitual sleep duration of 7-8 hours and consistent sleep/wake schedule (\<1 hour variation night-to-night).

You may not qualify if:

  • body mass index \>35.0 kg/m2; pregnancy;
  • post-menopausal status in women, confirmed by absences of menses for \>1 year and elevated follicular stimulating hormone concentrations (\>50 mIU/mL); women on oral contraceptives;
  • self-reported diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or sleep disorder;
  • untreated hyper/hypothyroidism, cancer;
  • inability to perform moderate to vigorous treadmill exercise;
  • shiftwork

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Metabolic SyndromePrediabetic StateHypertensionObesityHyperlipidemias

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Insulin ResistanceHyperinsulinismGlucose Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesDiabetes MellitusEndocrine System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesOverweightOvernutritionNutrition DisordersBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsDyslipidemiasLipid Metabolism Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Results Point of Contact

Title
Clinical Research Support Center
Organization
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Study Officials

  • Jennifer Blankenship, PhD

    jennifer.blankenship@cuanschutz.edu

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 3, 2019

First Posted

September 26, 2019

Study Start

August 15, 2019

Primary Completion

March 2, 2021

Study Completion

March 2, 2021

Last Updated

August 6, 2021

Results First Posted

August 6, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

We currently do not have a plan to share IDP

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