Community-based heart and weight management trial ('Heart and Weightless')
Completed
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular healthCirculatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN46069848
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (South Korea)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 110
Inclusion Criteria
1. Healthy women aged between 18 and 65 years
2. Elevated waist circumference (greater than or equal to 85 cm) according to the criteria for abdominal obesity as defined by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (Lee et al. 2007)
3. Willing to be randomly assigned to one of three different exercise modes (i.e., aerobic, resistance and combination exercise training)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Current medical conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes or cancers requiring physician supervision
2. Physical limitations restricting exercise ability
3. Use of hormone therapy
4. Participation in weight loss intervention during the last year
5. Weight change in the 4 weeks prior to participation in our study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method