Effect of Ultrasound Cavitation Versus Whole Body Vibration on Abdominal Fat in Obese Adolescent Females

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Abdominal Obesity

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Low caloric diet; Device: Ultrasound cavitation; Device: Whole body vibration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06529211

P.T.REC/012/004858

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to determine the differences between the effect of ultrasound cavitation and whole-body vibration on abdominal fat in obese adolescent females

Full description

Adolescence is a critical time associated with the development of obesity. About 80% of adolescents with obesity will continue to have this condition as an adult.

Obesity during adolescence is associated with a number of short- and long-term diseases including hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, hyperlipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, psychological distress and future cardiovascular complications.

The investigators showed that there is an increasing demand for non-surgical procedures in the management of obesity that led to the development of non-invasive techniques for reducing localized subcutaneous adipose tissue.

One of these techniques is focused ultrasound cavitation. Research studies showed some benefits in the treatment of excess abdominal fat deposits with reduction in fat circumference without significant side effects.

Also, another non-invasive technique is whole body vibration (WBV). Some studies showed that when it is combined with dietary intervention leads to body weight reduction and improvement of overall body composition and fat reduction including abdominal fat

Both ultrasound cavitation (UC) and whole-body vibration (WBV) are non-invasive modalities with many positive effects on abdominal fat in obese adolescent females. The effect of both the UC and WBV has been separately investigated in previous studies. Though, no studies were found to compare the effect of both modalities in the management of abdominal fat in obese adolescent females. Therefore, this study will be conducted to explore the effect of UC versus WBV on abdominal fat in obese adolescent females.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 17 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescent females suffer from abdominal obesity.
• Their ages will be ranged from 17 to 25 years old.
• Their body mass index (BMI) will be ranged from 30 to 35 kg/m2.
• Their waist circumference will be > 88 cm.
• Their WHR will be more than 0.88.

Exclusion criteria

Females will be excluded from the study if they have:

• Thyroid, hepatic and kidney disorders.
• Diabetes mellitus, coronary artery diseases, hypertension and congestive heart failure.
• Recent abdominal surgical scar or umbilical hernia.
• History of orthopedic implants insertion or cardiac pacemaker implantation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Low caloric diet group

Active Comparator group

Description:

low-caloric diet of 1500 kcal/day.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Low caloric diet

ultrasound cavitation group

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will be treated by ultrasound cavitation, in addition to the low-caloric diet of 1500 kcal/day.

Treatment:

Device: Ultrasound cavitation

Dietary Supplement: Low caloric diet

whole-body vibration group

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will be treated by whole body vibration, in addition to the low-caloric diet of 1500 kcal/day.

Treatment:

Device: Whole body vibration

Dietary Supplement: Low caloric diet