Tokyo, June 2 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061709) titled 'Effects of an 8-Week Walking Habit on Physiological Changes in Healthy Men' on June 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Self control

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Juntendo University

Condition: Condition - Healty male adults Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study investigates the effects of increasing daily physical activity specifically adding 3000 steps per day on physiological and molecular changes in healthy men. Basic objectives2 - Others

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Participants will be instructed to increase their daily physical activity by walking at least 3,000 additional steps per day compared with their baseline level for 8 weeks. Daily step counts and physical activity levels will be measured using a Lifecoder EX accelerometer (Suzuken Co., Ltd., Japan). Participants will maintain their usual lifestyle while increasing physical activity during the intervention period.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old

Gender - Male Key inclusion criteria - Male participants with no diagnosed medical conditions and no history of regular exercise training during the previous six months were eligible for inclusion. Key exclusion criteria - Participants with diagnosed cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory, musculoskeletal, or other medical conditions that could affect participation in the study, or those unable to complete the intervention protocol, were excluded. Target Size - 6

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Completed Date of protocol fixation - 2021 Year 10 Month 01 Day Date of IRB - 2023 Year 03 Month 01 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2023 Year 10 Month 04 Day Last follow-up date - 2023 Year 12 Month 13 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070577

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