Does Obesity Influence Women Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Daily Physical Activities? (ACTIVOB)

Laboratory of Movement, Condorcet, Tournai, Belgium

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: cardiorespiratory fitness and daily physical activities evaluations

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03233061

2017001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Many obese individuals experience difficulties in executing household activities. In this study, we investigate the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) of obese vs. non-obese women, and the impact of obesity on cardiorespiratory functioning during daily household activities.

Full description

Methods: On 48 sedentary female subjects will be assessed by cardiorespiratory exercise testing with evaluation of peak oxygen uptake (⩒O2), heart rate (HR) and maximal cycling power output. Next, cardiorespiratory functioning will be assessed during household activities such as ironing (A1), cleaning floor (A2), walking and climbing stairs (A3).

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Body Mass Index (BMI = weight in kilograms/(height in meters) x (height in meters)) as: healthy obese (OB group (OB); BMI between 30 to 39.9 kg.m-2; n = 20), and healthy non obese (NO group (NO); BMI between 18.5 to 24.9 kg.m-2; n = 28).

Exclusion criteria

• comorbidities (other than obesity) :

  1. history of systemic hypertension or antihypertensive medication, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular or respiratory disease, systemic disease, smoking;
  2. any drugs;
  3. BMI >40 kg.m-2;
  4. having a regular physical activity.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

NO

Active Comparator group

Description:

NON OBESE WOMEN GROUP ( same age and same physical activities ) cardiorespiratory exercise testing with evaluation of peak oxygen uptake, heart rate and maximal cycling power output. Cardiorespiratory functioning is assessed during household activities such as ironing,cleaning floor,walking and climbing stairs.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: cardiorespiratory fitness and daily physical activities evaluations

OB

Experimental group

Description:

OBESE GROUP cardiorespiratory exercise testing with evaluation of peak oxygen uptake,heart rate and maximal cycling power output.Cardiorespiratory functioning is assessed during household activities such as ironing, cleaning floor, walking and climbing stairs

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: cardiorespiratory fitness and daily physical activities evaluations