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Effects of swimming on cardiovascular risk factors and physical fitness in school-age children with overweight and obesity

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
cardiovascular risk factors in school-age children with overweight or obesity.
physical activity
abdominal fat
endothelial function
autonomic modulation
adipokines
Registration Number
TCTR20220216001
Lead Sponsor
Clinical and Experimental Research Laboratory on Vascular Biology, Biomedical Center nter, University of Rio de Janeiro State, RJ, Brazil
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
49
Inclusion Criteria

school-aged children and adolescents with or without overweight/obesity

Exclusion Criteria

any contraindication to exercise; health problems impairing microcirculatory assessment; kidney, hematological, hepatic, rheumatologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, or endocrine disease; or use of anti-inflammatory medication

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
blood pressure before and after 6 and 12 months of intervention Omron 705IT oscillometer device (OnromTM, Matsusaka, Japan) ,endothelial function before and after 6 and 12 months of intervention peripheral arterial tonometry (EndoPATTM 2000, Itamar Medical Ltda., Caesarea, Israel),Forearm blood flow before and after 6 and 12 months of intervention venous occlusion plethysmography (EC-6; HokansonTM, Bellevue, WA, USA),heart rate variability before and after 6 and 12 months of intervention (EndoPATTM 2000, Itamar Medical Ltda., Caesarea, Israel),abdominal fat distribution before and after 12 months of intervention ultrasonography Aplio XG SSA-790(ToshibaTM, Tochigi-ken, Japan),carotid intima-media thickness before and after 12 months of intervention ultrasonography Aplio XG SSA-790(ToshibaTM, Tochigi-ken, Japan)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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