Bed Rest, Inactivity and Early Responses

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02981927

Acronym

BIER

Enrollment

Registered

2016-12-05

Start date

2015-01-31

Completion date

2016-12-02

Last updated

2018-05-25

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Conditions

Metabolic Responses to Inactivity

Brief summary

To evaluate the early metabolic responses (whole body and within muscle tissue) to a single day of whole body physical inactivity (i.e. bed-rest), and evaluate the contribution of inactivity per se vs alterations in diet

Interventions

OTHERPhysical inactivity

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy and aged 18-40 y * BMI between 18 and 30

Exclusion criteria

* On medication * Family history of metabolic disease * Diagnosed with any metabolic or cardiovascular conditions * BMI \< 18 or \> 30

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Glucose tolerance	24 hours

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026