Eccentric Exercise and Oxidative Stress

November 13, 2012 updated by: Dr. Anastasios Theodorou, European University Cyprus

The Effect of Eccentric Exercise on Oxidative Stress in the Elderly

The purpose of the present investigation is to compare the responses and adaptations of young and elderly individuals to repeated eccentric exercise in regards to muscle function and redox homeostasis in a side-by-side comparison.

Study Overview

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Despite the progress of analytic techniques and the refinement of study designs, striking disagreement exists among studies regarding the influence of exercise on muscle function and redox homeostasis in the elderly. A specific exercise protocol will be applied (the repeated eccentric model) to produce long-lasting and extensive changes in redox biomarkers and to examine more easily the potential effects of aging. Ten young men and ten elderly men will underwent an isokinetic eccentric exercise session, which will be repeated after three weeks. Muscle function indices and redox biomarkers will be assessed in urine, plasma or erythrocytes pre exercise, immediately post exercise, 2 and 4 days post exercise.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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20

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Cyprus
      • Nicosia, Cyprus, 1516
        • European University Cyprus

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • subject provides written informed consent
  • physiological health profile
  • stable at their anthropometric characteristics for at least the last year

Exclusion Criteria:

  • muscle disease
  • prior history of musculoskeletal injury to the lower limbs
  • smokers
  • consumed any nutritional supplement the last 3 months
  • performed intense eccentric exercise the last 6 months
  • non Caucasian

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Young group
Participants will underwent two isokinetic eccentric exercise sessions
Other: Exercise
Participants will perform two isokinetic eccentric exercise bouts
Experimental: Elderly group
Participants will underwent two isokinetic eccentric exercise sessions
Other: Exercise
Participants will perform two isokinetic eccentric exercise bouts

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Muscle torque (torque)
Time Frame: Change in muscle torque from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in muscle torque from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Range of motion, ROM (degrees)
Time Frame: Change in ROM from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in ROM from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Delayed onset muscle soreness, DOMS (scale 1-10)
Time Frame: Change in DOMS from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in DOMS from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Creatine kinase, CK (activity IU)
Time Frame: Change in CK from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in CK from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
F2-isoprostanes (pg/mg creatinine)
Time Frame: Change in F2-isoprostanes from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in F2-isoprostanes from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Protein carbonyls (nmol/mg protein)
Time Frame: Change in F2-isoprostanes from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in F2-isoprostanes from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Glutathione, GSH (μmol/g Hb)
Time Frame: Change in GSH from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in GSH from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Catalase (U/g Hb)
Time Frame: Change in catalase from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in catalase from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Superoxide dismutase, SOD (U/g Hb)
Time Frame: Change in SOD from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in SOD from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Glutathione peroxidase, GPx (U/g Hb)
Time Frame: Change in GPx from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in GPx from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, G6PD (U/g Hb)
Time Frame: Change in G6PD from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in G6PD from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Uric acid (mM)
Time Frame: Change in uric acid from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in uric acid from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Albumin (μM)
Time Frame: Change in albumin from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in albumin from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Bilirubin (μM)
Time Frame: Change in bilirubin from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise
Change in bilirubin from baseline (pre-exercise) at immediately after exercise and at day 2 and day 4 post-exercise

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Sponsor

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European University Cyprus

Collaborators

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Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

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  • Study Chair: Michalis G Nikolaidis, PhD, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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May 1, 2012

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July 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

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July 1, 2012

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November 6, 2012

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November 13, 2012

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November 20, 2012

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November 20, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 13, 2012

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November 1, 2012

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  • EUC-017
  • EUC-019 (Other Grant/Funding Number: European University Cyprus)

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