Personalized daily step targets to change body fat and cardiometabolic risk in adults with overweight or obesity

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Researchers will measure body composition and key cardiometabolic risk markers while participants wear inexpensive triaxial pedometers for four weeks to record daily steps. Step counts will be expressed as steps per kilogram of fat mass per day and related to body composition and cardiometabolic profiles across four age groups (20-39, 40-59, 60-79, and 80+ years). The goal is to build a model that prescribes step targets that predictably change body weight and cardiometabolic risk while participants eat ad libitum. Participants will be generally healthy overweight or obese adults who are sedentary or who walk but have not done structured exercise recently.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* ages of 20 years and older
* otherwise healthy adults on prescription medication to treat hypertension or osteoarthritic conditions are eligible to participate
* sedentary people, or people who report engaging in regular walking (no regular structured exercise for at least the past six months)
* relatively stable weight over the previous 6 months (less than 5% fluctuation in body weight)

Exclusion Criteria:

* any diagnosed cardiovascular, metabolic, renal, or pulmonary disease, or any diagnosed cognitive dysfunction

  * women who are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant
  * people taking prescription medication to regulate plasma glucose, or that affect metabolism (e.g., thyroid medication)
  * people who have undergone an increase or decrease in body weight of ≥ 5% over the previous six months
  * current smokers
  * people who have engaged in a program of structured exercise other than walking (e.g., weight training, jogging, swimming, cycling) within that last six months
  * older adults (60-plus years old) who score \> 4 on the Short Blessed Test for geriatric cognitive impairment during the first lab visit will be ineligible to participate

Where it's running

• Kennesaw State Universityh
  Kennesaw, Georgia, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Robert Buresh, PhD — Kennesaw State University
• Study coordinator: Robert Buresh, PhD
• Email: rburesh@kennesaw.edu
• Phone: 470-578-6488

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.