Effects of Physical Training and Nutrition Education on Adipocytokines in Severely Obese Teenagers (OBAPA)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy; Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: obesity lifestyle intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01188642

P/2007/64

2007-A01319-44 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obesity is now becoming significantly prevalent of an environment characterized by easily available calorics foods combined with sedentary lifestyles. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that obesity is associated with metabolic complications such as disturbed adipocytokines, hormones secreted by adipose tissue. Given these observations, the purpose of this study is to assess the effects of a lifestyle intervention focused on various physical activities and nutrition education on adipocytokines hormones, in severely obese teenagers.

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• to be aged from 12 to 17
• to have a body mass index > 97 percentile for age and gender

Exclusion criteria

• systemic disease
• endocrine disorder
• syndromic obesity
• subjects receiving medication with a history of recent intercurrent illness