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Equinox Personal Coaching Versus Self-Directed Exercise

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Equinox Fitness Centers
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Christopher B Cooper, MD, University of California, Los Angeles
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01778153
First received: December 16, 2011
Last updated: January 28, 2013
Last verified: January 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to compare the Equinox Personal Coaching exercise training method to self-directed exercise training in helping subjects become more fit. Men between 30 and 44 years of age who exercise on a regular basis and are interested in receiving Equinox personal training will be invited to participate. The investigators will enroll 36 subjects at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the only site. The hypothesis of this study is that subjects randomized to the Personal Coaching Method will result in significantly greater lean mass accrual than those randomized to self-directed training over the 12 weeks of the study.

Subjects will have 2 Baseline visits over 1 week, then be randomized to receive either Coached training or self-training, which they will do for 12 weeks, then complete two End of Study visits over the final week. Visits 1 and 3 include questionnaires, skinfold fat/lean body mass measurements, and strength and aerobic performance tests, and will take place at Equinox. Visits 2 and 4 include a DEXA scan and ECG, which will take place at UCLA.


Condition Intervention
Physical Fitness
 Behavioral: Equinox Personal Coaching

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Effectiveness of Equinox Fitness Club's Personal Coaching Method Versus Self-Directed Exercise Training on Increasing Lean Body Mass in Men Aged 30-44 Years of Age

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of California, Los Angeles:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Change in lean body mass [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Change in lean body mass (LBM) as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Change in muscle strength [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Changes in muscle strength in the upper and lower extremities as assessed with standard one-repetition maximum tests for the chest press and leg press exercises, respectively

  • Change in aerobic performance [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Aerobic performance as assessed using a symptom-limited, treadmill ramp protocol.

  • Changes in ventilation and respiratory gas exchange [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Measures of ventilation and respiratory gas exchange including changes in maximum oxygen uptake, the metabolic (lactate) threshold, and other parameters of aerobic, cardiovascular, and ventilatory fitness.

  • Change in quality of life [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    A quality of life scale will also used to determine participant's satisfaction with their training and its result.


Enrollment: 43
Study Start Date: January 2012
Study Completion Date: December 2012
Primary Completion Date: December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Equinox Personal Coaching
Participants assigned the Coached group will receive up to 36 sessions about three times a week, consisting of both strength and aerobic exercises, through a program designed by Equinox Fitness Centers.
 Behavioral: Equinox Personal Coaching
Specially designed strength and aerobic exercise training program that consists of 36 sessions over 12 weeks.
No Intervention: Self-directed exercise training
Participants in the Self-directed group will receive general exercise training advice as any member of the fitness club would, and will record the details of their exercise in log sheets. They will be asked to continue their usual exercise routine.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   30 Years to 44 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men aged 30-44 years
  • Body mass index less than 30 kg/m2.
  • Currently exercising with or without coaching more than 4 days but less than 8 days per month for the past three months (Equinox Motivated or Super Motivated categories);
  • Willing to commit to 12 weeks of thrice weekly training at the Century City Equinox club with or without an Equinox coach.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Over age 44
  • Musculoskeletal conditions limiting participation
  • Unstable cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, or other disorders that would preclude high intensity exercise training.
  • Abnormal ECG at Screening that indicates the subject is not healthy enough for maximal exercise in the opinion of the principal investigator
  • Family history of sudden death associated with exercise, based on self-report
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01778153

Locations
United States, California
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, Los Angeles
Equinox Fitness Centers
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Christopher B Cooper, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Christopher B Cooper, MD, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01778153     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: Equinox Study
Study First Received: December 16, 2011
Last Updated: January 28, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of California, Los Angeles:
Fitness training
Personal training

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013