Pain Discomfort Enjoyment Levels During Moderate Exercise
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 60 |
| Updated: | 5/2/2018 |
| Start Date: | August 29, 2017 |
| End Date: | April 2019 |
| Contact: | Martin Binks, PhD |
| Email: | m.binks@ttu.edu |
| Phone: | 919-485-9215 |
Relationships of Pain, Discomfort and Enjoyment During Exercise to Weight Status and Diet Quality.
In order to better understand how pre-existing pain and also discomfort/enjoyment during
exercise may influence physical activity and be related to body weight the investigators are
seeking to examine these as they relate to overweight/obesity compared to normal weight
individuals. Ultimately, the investigators think that people with obesity may have more and
be more sensitive to pain and have lower discomfort tolerance that may lead them to
experience exercise more negatively. In the real world, this could result in them stopping
exercise sooner or avoiding exercise all together. Therefore it is important for the
investigators to begin to understand this issue better. In addition, some preliminary studies
in animals suggest that the quality of the diet may influence pain sensitivity. This has yet
to be examined in humans. As such the investigators will examine whether self-reported diet
quality and also some markers in participants' blood that can tell the investigators about
the recent quality of a person's diet, are related to the measures of pain, enjoyment and
discomfort during exercise.
exercise may influence physical activity and be related to body weight the investigators are
seeking to examine these as they relate to overweight/obesity compared to normal weight
individuals. Ultimately, the investigators think that people with obesity may have more and
be more sensitive to pain and have lower discomfort tolerance that may lead them to
experience exercise more negatively. In the real world, this could result in them stopping
exercise sooner or avoiding exercise all together. Therefore it is important for the
investigators to begin to understand this issue better. In addition, some preliminary studies
in animals suggest that the quality of the diet may influence pain sensitivity. This has yet
to be examined in humans. As such the investigators will examine whether self-reported diet
quality and also some markers in participants' blood that can tell the investigators about
the recent quality of a person's diet, are related to the measures of pain, enjoyment and
discomfort during exercise.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age: 18-60 years.
- BMI ≥ 18.5 kg/m2.
- Typically exercise (moderate-intensity aerobic exercise - e.g. brisk walking) less
than 150 minutes per week (last 3 months)
- No known contraindications for participating in up to 42 minutes of moderate intensity
physical activity.
- Have not been told by a qualified healthcare provider to avoid moderate physical
activity.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable/unwilling to provide informed consent.
- Having motor impairment.
- Currently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, experiencing uncontrolled hypertension
(i.e. systolic blood pressure (SBP) > 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) > 90
mmHg), having a history of ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular accidents,
neurological disease or current/past severe psychiatric illness (e.g. severe
depression, psychosis, schizophrenia) that required hospitalization, severe current
untreated depression (i.e. score in the severe depression range on the Hospital
Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS), current suicidal ideation, and current or past
suicide attempts.
- Women who are pregnant or nursing.
- Diagnosed history of eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa.
- Diagnosed history of substance abuse or alcohol abuse.
- Currently undergoing pain management treatment (pharmacologic and or behavioral).
- Currently taking anti-depressant medicines
- Have been instructed by a qualified healthcare provider to refrain from moderate
physical activity at any time during the last 12 months (reasons other than minor
orthopedic injury etc.).
- Any implanted medical devices (e.g. pacemaker).
- Currently smoking (within last 12 months).
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