Effect of Resistance Training on Microvascular, Hemodynamic and Physical Parameters in Obese Adolescents

Rio de Janeiro State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Other: Resistance training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01692314

BIOVASC 2009

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect os resistance training on microvascular reactivity, endothelial functions, inflammatory markers, blood pressure, heart rate, body composition and physical fitness in obese adolescents.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Tanner pubertal stage of development between three and five
• age between 13 up to 17 years old

Exclusion criteria

• presence of chronic diseases (diabetes mellitus, nephropathy and/or hypertension),
• musculoskeletal injury,
• smoking and
• to be in use of any medication.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Obese adolescents is being compared to control ones

Experimental group

Description:

Patients underwent to resistance training, three times a week, during three months.

Treatment:

Other: Resistance training