Effect of Aerobic Exercise Associated With Abdominal Radiofrequency on on Adipose Tissue in Women:

Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto

Status: Completed

Conditions: Metabolic Disease; Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Treatments: Device: Radiofrequency without power; Device: Aerobic exercise; Device: Radiofrequency

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03594812

AN-007

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of one session of aerobic exercise associated with radiofrequency in lipolytic activity and lipid profile.

Full description

The adipose tissue is the main energetic reserve, being constituted by adipocytes, cells that accumulate lipids inside its cytoplasm, in the form of triglycerides.

Fat deposition can occur both in the subcutaneous compartment and in the visceral compartment and is the result of a positive energy balance in which there is an imbalance between the amount of calories consumed and the amount of calories expended. Thus, an excess of energy storage occurs in the form of triglycerides in adipose tissue, which results from a sedentary lifestyle and a diet based on lipid rich nutrients. When fat deposition occurs in abdominal adipose tissue may favor the development of metabolic disorders.

Recently the effectiveness of an innovative physiotherapeutic intervention - radiofrequency on adipose tissue has been studied. This therapeutic modality stimulates the lipolytic cascade, converting the triglycerides to fatty acids and glycerol. In this way, radiofrequency seems to aid in the reduction of adiposity. In addition, it assists in the reduction of the inflammatory process related to obesity, by reducing the pro-inflammatory cytokines.

The aerobic exercise, due to its low-moderate intensity, enhances the stimulation of lipolysis, by decreasing plasma insulin concentration and elevating the level of catecholamines. In this way, it influences the lipid metabolism, seeming to improve the lipid profile, through the degradation of the triglycerides as energetic substrate. In addition, the regular practice of physical exercise seems to promote a decrease in the inflammation state due to metabolic changes, through the reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines, namely interleukin-6 and, consequently, C-reactive protein.

This study purpose understanding whether an aerobic exercise session associated with abdominal radiofrequency increases the level of lipolytic activity; To analyse the effect of four intervention sessions on abdominal adipose tissue

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Body Mass Idex between 18,5 Kg/cm2 and 29,9 Kg/cm2

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant or intending to be in a period of an year
• participants with smoking habits
• participants with neoplasias, metabolic dysfunctions, renal pathologies, dermatological alterations
• participants with electronic devices
• participants with a condition that makes it impossible to practice physical exercise (disabling skeletal muscle pathologies and severe cardiorespiratory pathologies) participants under the effect of beta-blockers or other drugs which influence heart rate participants submitted to other fat reduce procedure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

This group performed aerobic exercise just after radiofrequency therapy in the abdominal region.

Treatment:

Device: Aerobic exercise

Device: Radiofrequency

Placebo group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

This group performed aerobic exercise just after radiofrequency therapy in the abdominal region but the radiofrequency device was switched off- Radiofrequency without power.

Treatment:

Device: Radiofrequency without power

Device: Aerobic exercise