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Exercise, Statins, and the Metabolic Syndrome
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Statin, Exercise only, and 1 other intervention for Metabolic Syndrome and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 121 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Here we tested if statins or exercise plus statins had a greater capacity to lower metabolic syndrome risk factors in sedentary individuals with at least 2 metabolic syndrome risk factors. We also examined if statins impacted exercise response for mitochondrial content in muscle or aerobic fitness.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Statins (40mg/day)for 12 weeks
12 weeks of exercise training (5 days a week for 45-50 min a session)
Statins (40mg/day of simvastatin) plus exercise training (5 days/wk for 45-50 min a session) for 12 weeks