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Weight Training for Cognitive Health

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Arizona State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change from baseline at week 8

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial tests if weight training can improve gut health and neurological functioning in healthy men who don't exercise.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for healthy, sedentary men who don't have any medical conditions and are willing to do moderate to vigorous weight training. They should not smoke, use laxatives regularly, or have taken antibiotics or certain supplements in the past six months. Participants must also have gym access.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing how anaerobic exercise like weight training affects gut bacteria and brain health. It's a randomized controlled trial, meaning participants are randomly assigned to either the exercise group or a control group without bias.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves physical exercise, potential side effects may include muscle soreness, fatigue, joint pain, and risk of injury if exercises are performed incorrectly.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change from baseline at week 8

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change from baseline at week 8

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline at week 8 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

gut barrier integrity

Secondary outcome measures

mood state

Other outcome measures

anaerobic capacity

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: weight trainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

A prescribed 8-week training protocol

Group II: no prescribed weight trainingActive Control1 Intervention

no prescribed weight training

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Arizona State UniversityLead Sponsor

283 Previous Clinical Trials

109,484 Total Patients Enrolled

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5,678 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Media Library

Weight Training (NA) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05850221 — N/A

Depression Research Study Groups: weight training, no prescribed weight training

Depression Clinical Trial 2023: Weight Training Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05850221 — N/A

Weight Training (NA) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05850221 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are recruitment efforts ongoing for this experiment?

"Affirmative. As per the records on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is currently enrolling participants as of May 8th 2023. It was initially posted on April 15th and requires 30 patients to be recruited at one location."

Answered by AI

Are elderly individuals excluded from participating in this experiment?

"This investigation requires that individuals accepted into the trial are aged between 18 and 60. Meanwhile, there is a substantial amount of clinical research for those below age 18 (192 trials) as well as above 65 years old (889 studies)."

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What types of individuals would be most suited for inclusion in this research project?

"To qualify for this trial, individuals must display symptoms of depression and be within the ages of 18-60. The desired number of participants is 30 in total."

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How many individuals are currently enrolled in this trial?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrials.gov database, this investigation is currently recruiting patients. It was first posted on April 15th 2023 and updated most recently on May 8th 2023; 30 individuals are needed from one medical centre for inclusion in the trial."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?

850 PBC

What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?

Met criteria

Why did patients apply to this trial?

Im at the point where I just want to give up but i know I can't i have to keep on keeping on I've been on/tried over 10 antibiotics i don't mind trying more just as long as they're good actually work this time around.

PatientReceived 2+ prior treatments

Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Anaerobic Exercise and Mental Acuity

2023. "Anaerobic Exercise and Mental Acuity". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05850221.

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