Exercise programme to improve fitness and health in adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Cardiovascular - Normal development and function of the cardiovascular system

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000691741
• Lead Sponsor: Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care, University of Auckland,

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-06-24
• Study Completion: 2013-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 6 December 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

Adolescents attending a local secondary school with a predominantly Pacific and Maori role and within a lower socio-economic region, who are not currently participating in regular sporting or exercise (less than 2 sessions per week).

Exclusion Criteria

Participating in two or more regular sporting or exercise sessions per week.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cardiorespiratory fitness at 6 weeks as assessed by the 1-mile walk test.<br>(Refs: Kline GM, Porcari JP, Hintermeister R, et. al. 1987. Estimation of VO2 Max from a one mile track walk, gender, age, and body weight. Medicine and Science in sports and Exercise. 19:253-59; Nieman DC (1999) Exercise Testing and Prescription: A Health-Related Approach (4th Ed.). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company, pp 90.)<br>[Baseline and 6 weeks<br>];Insulin resistance at 6 weeks, as assessed using the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) method from a fasting blood sample.[Baseline and 6 weeks]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
sual physical activity levels, as assessed by the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) - short form and accelerometers worn for 1 week. (A subsample will also carry smart phones and answer 2 activity questions per day for 1 week to triangulate physical activity measures)[Baseline and 6 weeks];Waist circumference (taken as the smallest circumference measured between the lower ribs and the iliac crest to the nearest 0.5cm).[Baseline and 6 weeks];Serum glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) as measured from a blood sample[Baseline and 6 weeks];Blood pressure - assessed after participant has been sitting quietly for at least 5 minutes. Two measurements will be recorded with another 5 minutes between readings. The average of the two readings will be used.[Baseline and 6 weeks];Serum lipid profile - assessed by fasting blood test.[Baseline and 6 weeks]