Comparative Study of High Intensity Interval Training and Endurance Training in Juvenile Obesity

University of Sao Paulo

Status

Completed

Conditions

Obesity

Treatments

Other: High intensity interval training

Other: Endurance training

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02143453

HIIT in Juvenile Obesity

Details and patient eligibility

About

Exercise is an effective strategy to manage juvenile obesity; however this ideal exercise training mode is still unclear. In this study, the investigators compared the health-related effects of high intensity interval training versus endurance training in obese children.

Enrollment

39 patients

Sex

All

Ages

8 to 12 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

age between 8 and 12 years
Body mass index (BMI) = 95th percentile, according to the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
no pharmacological treatment
no evidence of metabolic, hormonal, orthopedic, and cardiovascular disease at the time of the study's commencement
no participation in any regular exercise training program (except physical education classes, two days a week) at least 6 months before the commencement of the study and throughout the protocol.

Exclusion criteria

non-obese participants
physically active participants
participants with cardiovascular diseases or any other condition that could preclude the participation in the the exercise training program