A Comparison of Activities of Daily Living, Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Obese and Healthy Adolescents

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy; Obesity, Childhood

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Exercise Capacity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04201158

GO19/60

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is known that activities of daily living, physical fitness, exercise capacity and quality of life are affected by the obesity. It is aimed to determine the effects obesity on daily living activities, physical fitness, exercise capacity and quality of life in obese adolescents compared to healthy subjects in this study. The relationship between these parameters and the activities of daily living which are less studied in obese adolescents will be evaluated.

Full description

Obesity among children, adolescents and adults has emerged as one of the most serious public health problems in the 21st century. There has been a significant decrease in the exercise capacity, physical fitness and activities of daily living of children and adolescents with the increase in the prevalence of obesity over the last decade. Obesity can cause not only health problems but also psychological effects. This situation have negative effects on the quality of life. The effect of these parameters on healthy individuals and obese adolescents will be demonstrated by this study and will guide the rehabilitation of obese adolescents.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Healthy group:

• Being normal weight according to BMI reference system,
• Being between the ages of 10-18 and volunteer to participate in the research,
• Being able to walk and cooperate

Obese Group:

• Obesity diagnosis according to BMI reference system,
• Being between the ages of 10-18 and volunteer to participate in the research,
• Being able to walk and cooperate.

Exclusion criteria

Healthy Group:

• Comorbidities that may affect exercise performance and other physical tests,
• Having cardiovascular problems, musculoskeletal and neurological disease,
• Having cognitive or motor limitation or other chronic diseases.

Obese Group:

• Having a neurological disease or other clinical diagnosis that may affect cognitive status,
• Having musculoskeletal and neurological diseases, symptomatic heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, hypertension and malignant disease that may affect exercise performance,
• Using medication that affects appetite and weight.

Trial design

32 participants in 4 patient groups

Obese Group (Girl)

Description:

Diagnosed with the obesity according to body mass index reference system, being 10-18 years old, being volunteer for the research and able to walk and cooperate are the inclusion criteria.Diagnosed with a neurological disease or another clinical diagnosis that may affect the cognitive state, musculoskeletal and neurological disease, symptomatic heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, hypertension and malignant disease, which may affect the performance of exercise and using the drug that affects appetite and weight are the exclusion criteria.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Exercise Capacity

Obese Group (Boy)

Description:

Diagnosed with the obesity according to body mass index reference system, being 10-18 years old, being volunteer for the research and able to walk and cooperate are the inclusion criteria. Diagnosed with a neurological disease or another clinical diagnosis that may affect the cognitive state, musculoskeletal and neurological disease, symptomatic heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, hypertension and malignant disease, which may affect the performance of exercise and using the drug that affects appetite and weight are the exclusion criteria.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Exercise Capacity

Control Group (Girl)

Description:

Being normal weight according to body mass index reference system, being 10-18 years old, being volunteer for the research and able to walk and cooperate are the inclusion criteria. Having comorbidities which may affect exercise performance and other physical tests, diagnosed with the cardiovascular problems, musculoskeletal and neurological diseases, cognitive or motor limitation or other chronic diseases are exclusion criteria.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Exercise Capacity

Control Group (Boy)

Description:

Being normal weight according to body mass index reference system, being 10-18 years old, being volunteer for the research and able to walk and cooperate are the inclusion criteria. Having comorbidities which may affect exercise performance and other physical tests, diagnosed with the cardiovascular problems, musculoskeletal and neurological diseases, cognitive or motor limitation or other chronic diseases are exclusion criteria.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Exercise Capacity