Water Induced Thermogenesis in Obese Children

Hadassah Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Other: Water

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00794469

GDR-HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Drinking water is largely advocated for obesity prevention and management. Recent studies have suggested that water has a thermogenic effect, this has not been examined in children. In this study, we will measure the resting metabolic rate of 21 obese children before, and during drinking cold (4 degrees centigrade)water for up to 60 minutes.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 13 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• obesity
• agreement and informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• non-agreement

Trial design

21 participants in 1 patient group

Water

Description:

obese children (body mass index \> 95th percentile for age and sex) that will drink cold water

Treatment:

Other: Water