Physical Exercise and Energy Balance

Rio de Janeiro State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity

Treatments: Behavioral: Moderate exercise; Behavioral: Vigorous exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03138187

exercise and obesity

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a randomized controlled trial, designed to evaluate the effect of structured physical exercise sessions on the spontaneous physical activity energy expenditure and caloric intake in overweight adults. The design employs a parallel three-group experimental arms: (1) a moderate exercise group (MEG); (2) a vigorous exercise group (VEG); and a control group (CG) without physical exercise sessions.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. male
2. overweight

Exclusion criteria

1. diabetes mellitus
2. cardiovascular diseases
3. musculoskeletal injuries

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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72 participants in 3 patient groups

control

No Intervention group

Description:

without physical exercise sessions

Moderate exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

The training phase of the moderate exercise group (MEG) will consist of 4 sets of 10 minutes walking/running at moderate intensity, with 5 minutes walking at low intensity for recovery between sets

Treatment:

Behavioral: Moderate exercise

Vigorous exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

The training phase of the vigorous exercise group (VEG) will consist of 4 sets of 10 minutes running at vigorous intensity, with 5 minutes walking at low intensity for recovery between sets

Treatment:

Behavioral: Vigorous exercise