Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02842593
Vascular Responses to High vs Low Repetition Resistance Exercise Training in Young Men
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- McMaster University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years – 30 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This study evaluates the effects of two types of resistance exercise training (higher-repetition, lower load vs lower-repetition, higher load vs control) on regional and local measures of arterial stiffness in trained young men.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Lower-repetition, heavier-load | 8-12 reps/set at \~80% 1 repetition maximum |
| BEHAVIORAL | Higher-repetition, lighter-load | 20-25 reps/set at \~30% 1 repetition maximum |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-08-01
- Completion
- 2016-08-01
- First posted
- 2016-07-25
- Last updated
- 2017-01-16
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02842593. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.