Study obesity and tiny blood-vessel function in women
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at how obesity affects tiny blood vessels and blood flow. It also checks whether a specific training/exercise approach changes these “microvascular” effects in premenopausal women who fit certain metabolic risk criteria.
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Who can take part
- You must be a premenopausal woman
- You must be taking a combined estrogen/progestin birth control (pill, patch, or ring)
- Your weight should have been stable for the last 6 months (not changing more than 5%)
- You should meet “metabolic syndrome,” meaning central fat plus blood pressure and/or blood test changes
- You must have at least three of these: large waist, high triglycerides, low HDL (“good cholesterol”), elevated blood pressure, or elevated fasting glucose/2-hour sugar test
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Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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