Effects of Whole Body Vibration Exercise on Metabolic Systems in Latino Boys (VIBES)

University of Southern California

Status: Completed

Conditions: Effects of Whole Body Vibration Exercise on Metabolic Systems

Treatments: Other: Exercise intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01635673

VIBES

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if whole body vibration exercise improves insulin/glucose dynamics and bone metabolism in Latino Boys.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 8 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Boy 8-10 years of age
• Tanner Stage I
• Age and gender BMI > 85th percentile
• Hispanic descent( all four grandparents of Hispanic descent)

Exclusion criteria

• Acute or chronic illness
• Any condition known to influence body composition, or insulin/glucose dynamics
• Musculoskeletal disease, injury, or orthopedic condition that would prevent exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

A group that continues with their normal daily activities for the duration of the study

Exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group exercises 3 times each week

Treatment:

Other: Exercise intervention