Effect of Exercise on Hepatic Fat in Overweight Children
- Conditions
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseObesityMetabolic Syndrome
- Interventions
- Other: Multidisciplinary intervention program
- Registration Number
- NCT02258126
- Lead Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
- Brief Summary
The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effect of 6 months exercise intervention program on hepatic fat fraction in overweight children.
Methodology: A total of 160 children, 9-11 years old, will be randomly assigned to control (N=80) or intervention (N=80) groups. Training sessions will include 90 minutes of exercise, comprising warm-up and skill development. The control group will attend a healthy lifestyle education program (2 days/month) and the intervention group an exercise (3 days/week) and healthy lifestyle education (2 days/month) combined program. Before and after the intervention (6 months) hepatic fat fraction, body composition, , and cardiometabolic risk factors will be measured. Furthermore, dietary habits and physical activity, blood pressure and pubertal development will be evaluated before and after the intervention.
- Detailed Description
The control group will attend a healthy lifestyle education program (2 days/month) and supportive therapy and behavioral advice for both children and parents to improve nutrition and physical activity (nutritionists and psychologists).
The intervention group will attend an exercise (3 days/week) and healthy lifestyle education (2 days/month) combined program. Training sessions will include 90 minutes of exercise, comprising warm-up and skill development, moderate to vigorous aerobic activities, flexibility and strength exercises.
Before (baseline) and after the intervention (6 months) total and abdominal adiposity, lean tissue mass and bone mass density (dual-X-ray-absorptiometry), abdominal visceral and hepatic adiposity (magnetic resonance imaging), and blood insulin, glucose, C-reactive protein, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamil transpeptidase and lipid profile will be measured. Furthermore, cardiorespiratory fitness (treadmill test) and blood pressure will be measured before and after the intervention. Changes (6 months - baseline) in dietary habits will be estimated by using two repeated 24h recalls and food frequency questionnaires and changes (6 months - baseline) in physical activity by accelerometry.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 115
- Overweight or obesity status
- 9-11 years old
- Medical conditions that hamper their participation in the exercise program
- Secondary obesity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Exercise group Multidisciplinary intervention program multidisciplinary intervention program including healthy lifestyle education, supportive therapy and behavioral advice for for both children and parents to improve nutrition and physical activity and supervised exercise. Control group Multidisciplinary intervention program healthy lifestyle education including healthy lifestyle education, supportive therapy and behavioral advice for both children and parents to improve nutrition and physical activity
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method changes in hepatic fat baseline and 6 months Changes in hepatic fat fraction measured by magnetic resonance imaging after the 6 months intervention program
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in serum lipid profile baseline and 6 months Changes in total, LDL- and HDL-cholesterol after the 6 months intervention program
Changes in physical activity baseline and 6 months Changes in physical activity estimated by accelerometry after the 6 months intervention program
Changes in Insulin sensitivity baseline and 6 months Changes in insulin sensitivu¡ity measured by homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) after the 6 months intervention program
Changes in liver enzymes baseline and 6 months Changes in total, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST) and gamma-GT after the 6 months intervention program
Changes in dietary habits baseline and 6 months Changes in dietary habits estimated by 24h recall and food frequency questionnaire after the 6 months intervention program
Changes in body composition baseline and 6 months Changes in visceral adipose tissue (MRI), abdominal and total adiposity (DEXA), lean tissue mass and bone mass (DEXA) the 6 months intervention program
Changes in other cardiometabolic risk factors baseline and 6 months Changes in blood pressure, leptin, adiponectin, C-reactive protein (CRP) after the 6 months intervention program
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Pediatric Endocrinology Unit of the University Hospital of Araba (HUA)
🇪🇸Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba, Spain