Equinox Personal Coaching Versus Self-Directed Exercise

NCT ID: NCT01778153

Last Updated: 2016-11-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 43 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Physical Fitness

Keywords

Fitness training; Personal training

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

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.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Equinox Personal Coaching

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Specially designed strength and aerobic exercise training program that consists of 36 sessions over 12 weeks.

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.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Equinox Personal Coaching

Specially designed strength and aerobic exercise training program that consists of 36 sessions over 12 weeks.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility 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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 44 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Equinox Fitness Centers

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of California, Los Angeles

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Christopher B Cooper, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, Los Angeles

Locations

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, United States

Countries

United States

References

Storer TW, Dolezal BA, Berenc MN, Timmins JE, Cooper CB. Effect of supervised, periodized exercise training vs. self-directed training on lean body mass and other fitness variables in health club members. J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Jul;28(7):1995-2006. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000331.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 24276303 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Equinox Study

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id