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Effects of Exercise Intensity on Energy Intake, Appetite and Enjoyment in Overweight and Obese Females

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Overweight and Obesity
Interventions
Other: Exercise
Registration Number
NCT04437550
Lead Sponsor
Ohio University
Brief Summary

Interval exercise involves short bouts of high intensity exercise interspersed with periods of lower intensity exercise. The benefit is that a shorter total duration of exercise may be required to achieve cardiovascular benefits similar to or even superior to traditional longer bouts of steady state endurance exercise. However how this type of exercise affects appetite and energy intake, particularly in overweight and obese females is not well known.

This study involves two trials of exercise, one at high intensity and one at low intensity, followed by a buffet lunch, in overweight and obese females.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
11
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Female
  2. Adult
  3. apparently healthy
  4. overweight or class I obese
  5. eumenorrheic
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Diabetes
  2. pregnancy
  3. cardiovascular disease
  4. greater than 1 hour of structured physical activity per week
  5. thyroid disease
  6. polycystic ovary disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
high-intensityExercise-
low-intensityExercise-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in appetiteimmediately pre-breakfast, immediately post-breakfast, immediately post-exercise and immediately pre-lunch

measured via circulating hormones leptin and acylated ghrelin

Change in energy expenditureimmediately pre-breakfast, immediately pre-exercise, during exercise, and immediately post-exercise.

caloric expenditure measured via indirect calorimetry

Change in energy intakeimmediately post exercise

measured via standardized lunch

Change in subjective hungerbaseline, immediately pre-exercise, immediately post-exercise, immediately pre-lunch, and immediately post-lunch

via visual analogue scale 100 mm, higher scores indicate greater hunger

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Human Physiology Lab

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

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