The Influence of a High Intensity Physical Activity Intervention on a Selection of Health Related Outcomes: An Ecological Approach

December 4, 2009 updated by: University of the West of Scotland
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a High Intensity exercise intervention can elicit cardiovascular disease protection in adolescents.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • South Lanarkshire
      • Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom, ML3 0BN
        • Holy Cross High School

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy
  • 15 - 18 yer old that are capable of performing vigorous exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any health condition that would prevent them from undertaking vigorous exercise

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: High Intensity Exercise
Behavioral: High Intensity Exercise
In this study, participants will be instructed to sprint maximally for a period of 30 seconds. Following 30s rest, the participants will be instructed to repeat this procedure a further 3 times. This equates to 2 minutes of maximal effort sprinting interspersed with 2 minutes recovery. Participants will be requested to perform this protocol 3 times weekly. Training progression will be implemented by increasing the number of repeats from four repetitions during weeks 1 and 2, to five repetitions during weeks 3 and 4, to six repetitions during weeks 5 and 6. Finally, during week 7 participants will still perform six repetitions but interspersed by only 20 s recovery.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To improve blood lipid profiles and lower levels of plasma inflammatory markers.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To determine the associations between CVD risk factors at baseline in 15 - 18 year old youth.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of the West of Scotland

Collaborators

Swansea University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 4, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 4, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

December 7, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 7, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 4, 2009

Last Verified

December 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HI Intervention

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