20
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2016
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2020
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2020
Nutritional consultation
Dietary advice will be provided at the beginning of the study and individually tailored to the participant's usual eating habits plus amino acid supplement including 10 grams of branched-chain amino acids
Physical training program
Physical activity prescription will target ≥10,000 steps/day, taking into account all activities performed throughout the day, although the increment in activity should be no less than 3000 steps/day above the baseline.
Behavioral modification therapy
The behavior modification theory will be applied in the form of a structured set of cues and questions between investigator and participant at each visit in order to provide individually tailored counseling to enhance internal motivation and facilitate behavior change toward physical activity and dietary improvement that are adaptable to each participant's usual habits.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
University of Arkansas
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