NCT00722696

Metabolic Effects of Eccentric Endurance Training

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate metabolic parameters in previously sedentary individuals before and after eccentric endurance training (hiking downwards). Study participants will regularly hike downwards over a difference in altitude of 540 meters during 8 weeks. For the opposite way, a cable car will be used. Metabolic profiles will be obtained at baseline and after the 8 weeks period of eccentric endurance exercise.

Conditions

• Metabolism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	physical training	8 weeks of hiking downwards. For the opposite way, a cable car will be used.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-07-01
• Primary completion: 2008-11-01
• Completion: 2008-11-01
• First posted: 2008-07-25
• Last updated: 2008-07-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Austria