Does Dapagliflozin Augment The Favorable Adaptation To Endurance Exercise Training?

This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind, repeated measures study. 30 sedentary adults will be recruited for participation and randomly assigned to one of two 12-week treatments: 1) supervised endurance exercise training 4 days per week plus daily oral administration of Dapagliflozin; 2) supervised endurance exercise training 4 days per week plus daily oral administration of placebo. Prior to and following completion of the treatment the following dependent variables will be quantified: a) maximal aerobic capacity; b) substrate utilization during standardized low-moderate intensity exercise; c) skeletal muscle aerobic enzyme activity; d) body composition; and, e) oral glucose tolerance, fasting glucose and insulin resistance. The dose of Dapagliflozin will begin as 5 mg/day for the first 14-days. In the absence of complications, side effects, or unfavorable reactions, the dose will then increase to 10 mg/day for the remainder of the study.