Investigating the Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Training in Vivo on Skeletal Muscle Metabolism in Vitro in Primary Human Muscle Cells (MoTrMyo)

NCT ID: NCT04334343

Last Updated: 2025-03-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-01

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of the study is to examine the ability of resistance or aerobic exercise training to "imprint" skeletal muscle cells in a manner which confers long-term changes in this tissue which in-turn contribute to improved metabolic health and functional capacity through epigenetic regulation of novel exercise response genes. This study will also provide primary human skeletal muscle cells to the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC) (NCT03960827) repository for future use.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Physical Activity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Athletic group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Additional Muscle Biopsy Collection

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will be asked if an additional biopsy from an existing incision can be obtained (i.e. additional needle insertion). For each biopsy required in the main MoTrPAC study (NCT03960827), a small needle will be used to inject some numbing medication (similar to what a dentist uses) in your thigh. A small incision (about 1/4 inch) will be made and a special needle will be used to collect 1 or 2 muscle samples (about the size of a pea).

Sedentary exercise group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Additional Muscle Biopsy Collection

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will be asked if an additional biopsy from an existing incision can be obtained (i.e. additional needle insertion). For each biopsy required in the main MoTrPAC study (NCT03960827), a small needle will be used to inject some numbing medication (similar to what a dentist uses) in your thigh. A small incision (about 1/4 inch) will be made and a special needle will be used to collect 1 or 2 muscle samples (about the size of a pea).

Sedentary no-exercise group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Additional Muscle Biopsy Collection

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will be asked if an additional biopsy from an existing incision can be obtained (i.e. additional needle insertion). For each biopsy required in the main MoTrPAC study (NCT03960827), a small needle will be used to inject some numbing medication (similar to what a dentist uses) in your thigh. A small incision (about 1/4 inch) will be made and a special needle will be used to collect 1 or 2 muscle samples (about the size of a pea).

Interventions

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Additional Muscle Biopsy Collection

Subjects will be asked if an additional biopsy from an existing incision can be obtained (i.e. additional needle insertion). For each biopsy required in the main MoTrPAC study (NCT03960827), a small needle will be used to inject some numbing medication (similar to what a dentist uses) in your thigh. A small incision (about 1/4 inch) will be made and a special needle will be used to collect 1 or 2 muscle samples (about the size of a pea).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Willingness to provide informed consent to participate in the MoTrPAC Study

-Willingness to undergo an extra needle insertion for the extra muscle tissue collection during the MoTrPAC muscle biopsy
* Must be able to read and speak English well enough to provide informed consent and understand instructions
* Aged ≥18 y
* Body Mass Index (BMI) \>19 to \<35 kg/m2
* Sedentary defined as self-reporting no more than 1 day per week, lasting no more than 60 minutes, of regular (structured) EE \[e.g., brisk walking, jogging, running, cycling, elliptical, or swimming activity that results in feelings of increased heart rate, rapid breathing, and/or sweating\] or RE (resulting in muscular fatigue) in the past year

* Persons bicycling as a mode of transportation to and from work \>1 day/week etc. are not considered sedentary
* Leisure walkers are included unless they meet the heart rate, breathing, and sweating criteria noted above


* Willingness to provide informed consent to participate in the MoTrPAC Study

-Willingness to undergo an extra needle insertion for the extra muscle tissue collection during the MoTrPAC muscle biopsy
* Must be able to read and speak English well enough to provide informed consent and understand instructions
* Aged ≥18 y
* BMI \>19 to \<35 kg/m2
* Comparator Participants

* Highly Active Endurance Exercise (HAEE): defined as \>240 minutes/week of ET for \>1 year; this can include running, walking (brisk, power), cycling, elliptical, etc. which (at a minimum) results in increased heart rate, rapid breathing and sweating
* Must include cycling at least 2 days/week
* Highly Active Resistance Exercise (HARE): defined as RT of ≥3 upper and ≥3 lower body muscle groups ≥2 times/week for \>1 year; using a prescription sufficient to increase strength and muscle mass
* Potential participants are informed that use of performance enhancing drugs in the last 6 months is exclusionary

Exclusion Criteria

* Diabetes (self-report and screening tests)

* Treatment with any hypoglycemic agents (self-report) or A1c \>6.4 (screening test; may reassess once if 6.5-6.7)
* Fasting glucose \>125 (screening test; may reassess once)
* Use of hypoglycemic drugs (e.g., metformin) for non-diabetic reasons (self-report)
* Abnormal bleeding or coagulopathy (self-report)

◦History of a bleeding disorder or clotting abnormality
* Thyroid disease (screening test)

* Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) value outside of the normal range for the laboratory
* Individuals with hypothyroidism may be referred to their primary care provider (PCP) for evaluation and retested; any medication change must be stable for ≥3 months prior to retesting
* Individuals with hyperthyroidism are excluded, including those with normal TSH on pharmacologic treatment
* Pulmonary (self-report)

◦Clinical diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
* Metabolic bone disease (self-report)

* History of non-traumatic fracture from a standing height or less
* Current pharmacologic treatment for low bone mass or osteoporosis, other than calcium, vitamin D, or estrogen
* Estrogens, progestins (self-report)

◦Supplemental, replacement or therapeutic use of estrogens or progestins within the last 6 months, other than birth control or to control menopausal symptoms
* Pregnancy (screening test) and pregnancy-related conditions (self-report)

* Pregnant - pregnancy test performed on day of DXA scan in women of child-bearing potential
* Post-partum during the last 12 months
* Lactating during the last 12 months
* Planning to become pregnant during the participation period
* Elevated blood pressure readings (screening test)

* Aged \<60 years: Resting Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) ≥140 mmHg or Resting Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) ≥90 mmHg
* Aged ≥60 years: Resting SBP ≥150 mmHg or Resting DBP ≥90 mmHg
* Reassessment of BP during screening will be allowed to ensure rested values are obtained
* Cardiovascular (self-report, screening test, and clinician judgement)

* Congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, significant valvular disease, congenital heart disease, serious arrhythmia, stroke, or symptomatic peripheral artery disease (self-report, screening test)
* Specific criteria used to determine whether a volunteer can undergo the screening Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET) follow the American Heart Association (AHA) Criteria \[54\]
* Inability to complete the CPET
* Abnormal blood lipid profile (screening test)

* Fasting triglycerides \>500 mg/dL
* Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) \>190mg/dL
* Cancer (self-report)

* History of cancer treatment (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) and not "cancer-free" for at least 2 years
* Anti-hormonal therapy (e.g., for breast or prostate cancer) within the last 6 months
* Chronic infection (self-report)

* Infections requiring chronic antibiotic or anti-viral treatment
* Human Immunodeficiency Virus
* Individuals successfully treated for hepatitis C and virologically negative for at least 6 months are not excluded
* Liver enzyme tests (Alanine transaminase, Aspartate transaminase) (screening test)

◦\>2 times the laboratory upper limit of normal
* Reassessment during screening may be allowed under some conditions (e.g., recent use of acetaminophen)
* Individuals may be referred to their PCP for evaluation; any medication change must be stable for ≥3 months prior to retesting
* Chronic renal insufficiency (screening test)

* Estimated glomerular filtration rate \<60 mL/min/1.73 m2 from serum creatinine (mg/dL) by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation
* Reassessment may be allowed under some conditions (e.g., questionable hydration status or other acute renal insult)
* Hematocrit (screening test)

* Hematocrit \>3 points outside of the local normal laboratory ranges for women and men
* Reassessment may be allowed under certain conditions
* Individuals may be referred to their PCP for evaluation; any medication change must be stable for ≥3 months prior to retesting
* Individuals with known thalassemia trait may be included (despite having \>3 points outside of the local normal laboratory ranges), upon approval from their PCP or a hematologist
* Blood donation (self-report)

* Whole blood donation in the last 3 months or plans for blood donation during the entire protocol period
* Platelet or plasma donation in the last week or plans for platelet or plasma donation during the entire protocol period
* Autoimmune disorders (self-report)

◦Individuals receiving any active treatment (including monoclonal antibodies) within the last 6 months
* Alcohol consumption (self-report)

* More than 7 drinks per week for women
* More than 14 drinks per week for men
* History of binge drinking (≥5 drinks for males or ≥4 drinks for females in a 2-hour period more than once per month)
* Tobacco (self-report)

◦Self-reported use ≥3 days/week of tobacco or e-cigarette/e-nicotine products
* Marijuana (self-report)

◦Self-reported use ≥3 days/week in any form
* Shift workers (self-report)

* Night shift work in the last 6 months
* Planning night shift work during the study period
* Cognitive status (screening)

◦Unable to give consent to participate in and safely complete the protocol, as based on the judgement of the local investigator
* Psychiatric illness (self-report and screening test)

* Hospitalization for any psychiatric condition within one year (self-report)
* Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CESD) score ≥16 \[55\] (screening test)
* Weight change (self-report)

* Weight change (intentional or not) over the last 6 months of \>5% of body weight
* Plan to lose or gain weight during the study
* Lidocaine or other local anesthetic (self-report)

◦Known allergy to lidocaine or other local anesthetic
* Other (clinician judgement)

* Any other cardiovascular, pulmonary, orthopedic, neurologic, psychiatric or other conditions that, in the opinion of the local clinician, would preclude participation and successful completion of the protocol
* Any other illnesses that, in the opinion of the local clinician, would negatively impact or mitigate participation in and completion of the protocol

EXCLUSIONS FOR MEDICATION USE

* Use of any new drug in the last 3 months
* Dose change for any drug in the last within 3 months
* Cardiovascular

* Beta blockers and centrally acting anti-hypertensive drugs (clonidine, guanfacine and alpha-methyl-dopa)
* Anticoagulants (coumadin or Direct Oral Anticoagulants)
* Antiarrhythmic drugs: amiodarone, dronaderone, profafenone, disopyrimide, quinidine
* Antiplatelet drugs (other than aspirin ≥100 mg/day): dipyridamole, clopidogrel, ticagrelor
* Lipid-lowering medications
* Participants who volunteer to stop lipid-lowering medications for the duration of the study are allowed; inclusion requires lipid-lowering medication to be stopped for 3 months and participant re-evaluated for LDL-C eligibility
* Psychiatric drugs

* Chronic use of medium or long-acting sedatives and hypnotics (short-acting non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics are allowed)
* All benzodiazepines
* Tricyclic antidepressants at a dose ≥75 mg total dose per day
* Two or more drugs for depression
* Mood stabilizers
* Antiepileptic drugs
* Stimulants, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drugs
* Muscle relaxants

◦Methacarbamol; cyclobenzaprine; tizanidine; baclofen
* Pulmonary, inflammation

* Chronic oral steroids
* Burst/taper oral steroids more than once in the last 12 months
* B2-agonists
* allowed if on stable dose at least 3 months
* Genitourinary

* Finasteride or dutasteride
* Daily phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor use
* Hormonal

* Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, anabolic steroids
* Anti-estrogens, anti-androgens
* Growth hormone, insulin like growth factor-I, growth hormone releasing hormone
* Any drugs used to treat diabetes mellitus or to lower blood glucose
* Metformin for any indication
* Any drugs used specifically to induce weight loss
* Any drugs used specifically to induce muscle growth/hypertrophy or augment exercise-induced muscle hypertrophy
* Pain/inflammation

* Narcotics and narcotic receptor agonists
* Regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or acetaminophen ≥3 days per week
* Other

* Anti-malarials
* Low-potency topical steroids if ≥10% of surface area using rule of 9s
* Any other medications that, in the opinion of local clinicians, would negatively impact or mitigate full participation and completion
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Wake Forest University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

AdventHealth Translational Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lauren Sparks, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Study Principal Investigator

Locations

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AdventHealth Translational Research Institute

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Recruitment Department

Role: CONTACT

407-303-7100

Facility Contacts

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Recruitment Department

Role: primary

407-303-7100

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Other Identifiers

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1436585

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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