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Left Ventricular HypertrophyNCT01199211

Impact of Physical Activity on Left Ventricular Mass and Lipid Metabolism

An observational study of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Prospective study on the structural and functional changes in the heart of adult women assessed by echocardiogram and in lipid metabolism that occur in response to physical training. Using echocardiogram we will characterize the early determinants of "athletic remodeling". Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
What is being tested?
Exercise training, women, marathon
How many people
187 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2011to Oct 2017
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Community sample. Participants will be recruited by invitation to volunteer in the study.

Who may be able to join

  • Healthy adult men or women, aged 18 years or older
  • Voluntarily signed up for a sport event or to run a marathon or a half marathon for the first time
  • Normal to mildly elevated blood pressure (systolic blood pressure < 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg)
  • Hormone replacement therapy and birth control pills are allowed, provided they have been on a stable dose for more than 3 months and no change in dose is planned for the duration of the study
  • Capable and willing to provide written, informed consent for the study

Who cannot join

  • History of cardiovascular disease within the past year (cardiomyopathy, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, stroke, TIA, peripheral vascular disease)
  • Change in body weight more than 10% over the past year
  • History of significant medical conditions, including respiratory, gastrointestinal, neuromuscular, neurological or musculoskeletal problems interfering with exercise.
  • Autoimmune or collagen vascular diseases, chronic anemia,
  • Malignancies in the past 5 years, with the exception of treated skin or breast cancer that did not require treatment with chemotherapy.
  • Diabetes
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  • Pregnancy or recent delivery: delivery date less than 3 months prior to enrollment
  • Lipid lowering medications (statins, niacin, resins) are allowed, provided dose has not changed for 3 months prior to enrollment and is not anticipated to change during the study
  • Fish Oil supplements are allowed, provided dose has been unchanged for 3 months prior to enrollment and no change in dose is planned for the duration of the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • CTSI - University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143

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About this study

Official title: Impact of Physical Activity on Left Ventricular Mass and Lipid Metabolism in Healthy Female Volunteers Training for a Marathon

Prospective study on the structural and functional changes in the heart of adult women assessed by echocardiogram and in lipid metabolism that occur in response to physical training. Using echocardiogram we will characterize the early determinants of "athletic remodeling". We will also assess the effect of intense physical training on lipid metabolism, focus on HDL subspecies and function.

Read the detailed description

Left ventricular hypertrophy, defined as an increase in the mass of the left ventricle may occur as a physiologic response to exercise (athletic remodeling aka "athletic heart"), but is most frequently encountered as a pathological manifestation of cardiovascular disease. The early determinants of athletic remodeling in the general population are largely unknown. In order to longitudinally explore the early determinants of athletic remodeling, we will recruit from the community, physically untrained women who have volunteered to run a marathon. We will prospectively assess left ventricular mass and function by echocardiogram during three consecutive stages/visits:

  • Baseline: prior to starting intense physical training
  • Trained: at the end of at least 12 week training period, prior to running the marathon.
  • Post-marathon: 6 weeks after running the marathon.

In addition, exercise impacts lipid metabolism and short-term exercise is known to increase HDL levels in plasma. Human HDL is structurally heterogeneous, comprising at least sixteen discrete species. It has multiple functions, pertinent to cardiovascular medicine such as the ability to accept effluxed cholesterol from the artery wall, culminating in sterol uptake in the liver. This "reverse cholesterol transport pathway" is thought to prevent the accumulation of cholesterol in the artery wall. We will assess the clinical and genetic determinants of the HDL response to physical exercise.

Being tested
Exercise training, women, marathon
Keywords
hypertrophy, exercise, HDL, lipids, cholesterol
Medical subject headings
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, Hypertrophy, Motor Activity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Exercise training, women, marathonOther

    Prospective study with no intervention in women who have volunteered to run a full marathon or a half-marathon. Each subject will serve as own control. Each subject will be studies at 3 stages: baseline, after at least 12 weeks of training for the marathon (we will not provide training), 6 weeks after running the marathon.

Study groups in NCT01199211
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Exercise training, women, marathon.Other: prospective study with no intervention
Receives: Other: Exercise training, women, marathon

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Lipid Metabolism

    Measured: Baseline, In-Training, Post-training (at least 6 weeks after the race)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Heart architecture and function

    Measured: Baseline, In-training, Post-training

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Sep 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2011
  3. Primary completionOct 2017
  4. Study completionOct 2017

Why it stopped: IRB approval expired

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
187 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01199211
Sponsor's protocol ID
CTSI-6212
Status last verified
Jul 2020
First submitted
9 Sep 2010
Last updated
31 Jul 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Jul 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: IRB approval expired). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Lipid Metabolism (time frame: Baseline, In-Training, Post-training (at least 6 weeks after the race)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Jul 2020.

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