RESULTS
Of the 35 participants screened, 30 subjects satisfied the eligibility criteria, agreed to participate, were randomly assigned to the experimental group (CONSORT chart diagram. Thirty‐five participants recruited, two excluded due to high activity level, one excluded due to an inability to draw blood sample. One control participant lost to follow‐up, one exercise participant excluded from analysis due to low blood volume in postexercise blood sample detected during RNA quality control tests. In total, 15 control participants and 15 experimental participants completed all aspects of the trial and subsequent analysis.Baseline characteristics of participants are shown in Table Selected characteristics of participants at baseline.Chi‐squared test.Independent t‐test or Mann–Whitney U test.