Perception of Physical Exertion in Healthy Weight and Obese Adolescents

University of Vermont

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Physiological Response to Exercise; Perception of Exercise Difficulty

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01695785

M12-079

Details and patient eligibility

About

Little is known regarding the relationship between perceived and physiological exertion in adolescents. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between physiological and perceptual markers of effort during exercise and the relationship of these markers to other health-related behaviors in healthy weight and obese adolescents.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy weight (>5th-85th BMI percentile) or obese (>95th BMI percentile)
• male and female adolescents, 13-18 years
• Approval to participate in a submaximal and maximal treadmill test received from the adolescent's pediatrician.

Exclusion criteria

• Underweight (<5th BMI percentile)
• overweight (85 - <95th BMI percentile)
• evidence/reporting of significant cardiovascular disease, cardiac arrhythmias, liver disease, or the chronic use of medications including diuretics, steroids and adrenergic-stimulating agents.
• Adolescents with emotional problems such as clinical depression or other diagnosed psychological condition and currently use prescription medication for psychological conditions.
• Approval to participate in a submaximal and maximal treadmill test from the adolescent's pediatrician not obtained

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

Healthy weight

Description:

greater than or equal to the 5th to less than the 85th BMI percentile

Obese

Description:

greater than or equal to the 95th BMI percentile