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Exercise for Healthy Subjects

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Waitlist Available
Led By Dennis T Villareal, MD
Research Sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up immediately after about 2 hours exercise
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will study how a moderate-intensity aerobic workout affects gene activity in people with type 2 diabetes and metabolic disorders. The goal is to understand how exercise changes genes in muscle tissue to improve metabolism. Participants will have muscle samples taken to analyze these changes.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~immediately after about 2 hours exercise
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediately after about 2 hours exercise for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in JunD/AP-1 signaling in human skeletal muscle

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Exercise groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Research volunteers will be asked to undergo an acute bout of aerobic exercise at moderate intensity for \~120 minutes. Before and after the exercise the volunteer will undergo leg biopsy.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Baylor College of MedicineLead Sponsor
1,022 Previous Clinical Trials
6,029,404 Total Patients Enrolled
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)NIH
2,439 Previous Clinical Trials
4,324,808 Total Patients Enrolled
US Department of Veterans AffairsFED
873 Previous Clinical Trials
497,825 Total Patients Enrolled
~2 spots leftby Nov 2025