Effect of a 12-Week Aerobic Exercise Program on Cardiac, Respiratory, Metabolic Health and Functional Fitness in Healthy Young Adults

NCT07892781 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MPhil-EX-2025-Maryam
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of a structured 12-week multicomponent exercise program with an aerobic emphasis on cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic, and functional fitness outcomes in healthy sedentary young adults aged 18-30 years. Seventy participants were randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to an exercise group or a control group. The exercise group participated in supervised exercise sessions three times per week for 12 weeks, while the control group continued their usual lifestyle. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and after 12 weeks and included resting heart rate, blood pressure, body mass index, basal metabolic rate, pulmonary function, six-minute walk distance, Cooper 12-minute run performance, agility, and flexibility.

Conditions

Exercise Activity

Keywords

Aerobic Exercise; Cardiovascular Fitness; Pulmonary Function; Functional Fitness; Healthy Young Adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• RESTING HEART RATE

  resting heart rate in bpm was measured at baseline weekn0 and at week 12

  Baseline week 0 and week12

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Blood pressure

  Week 0 and 12

• FEV1

  Week 0 and 12

• Agility test

  Week 0 and 12

• BMI

  Week 0 and 12

• Cooper Test

  Week 0 and 12

Study Arms (2)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants continued their normal lifestyle and were not included in a structured 12 week aerobic exercise intervention

Exercise Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants were involved in a structured 12 weeks multi component Exercise Program with aerobic emphasis consisting of 45 min sessions 3 times a week .

Other: Structured Multicomponent exercise intervention program

Interventions

Structured Multicomponent exercise intervention program OTHER

A Structured 12 week multicomponent exercise intervention program with aerobic emphasis consisting of 3 sessions of 45 min per week.

Exercise Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Federal Medical College Islamabad

Islamabad, Pakistan

Location

Study Officials

• Prof Dr Shemaila Saleem, PhD physiology

  Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MPhil Scholar, Department of Physiology, Federal Medical College

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 18, 2026
• First Posted: October 23, 2026
• Study Start: August 4, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 5, 2025
• Study Completion: November 5, 2025
• Last Updated: October 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)