Is High Intensity Interval Training Effective to Reduce the Waist Circumference and Fat Percentage at Trunk Region

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Overweight; Physically Inactive; Adults
• Interventions: Other: High Intensity Interval Training

• Registration Number: NCT04860349
• Lead Sponsor: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Brief Summary

Overweight is a risk factor for a number of non-communicable diseases, and this risk doubles, if an individual is physically inactive. Various exercise interventional protocols in the past have been reported on treating overweight and obesity which helps to decrease the different anthropometric variables. Despite all these protocols, obese and overweight do not seem to benefit greatly by these exercise training programs, as lack of time is thought to the main reason for not engaging in healthful physical exercise. Research evidence has proven that people with a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m2 and waist circumference of more than 102 cm have 2-fold higher risk of waking fewer steps daily. Although physical exercise is thought to be very helpful in regulating the body weight, it is very important to identify the type of physical activity to effectively manage overweight and obesity. Aerobic exercise namely high intensity interval training have been reported to reduce the body mass, fat%, and waist circumference. Investigators believe that high intensity interval training would help in controlling the various anthropometric variables namely the body mass index, waist circumference, and fat% in trunk region in physically inactive overweight adults.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-04-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-23
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-26
• Study Start: 2021-05-14
• Primary Completion: 2021-11-09
• Study Completion: 2021-11-09
• Status Verified: 2021-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 2021-12-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Either gender
• Aged 18-25 years
• Physically Inactive

Exclusion Criteria

• Any medical condition that restrict the participants to participate in physical exercise
• Blood pressure of more than 140/90 mmHg
• Participants taking any medication that causes drowsiness

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
High Intensity Interval Training	High Intensity Interval Training	20 minutes of High Intensity Interval Training for experimental group.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body Mass Index	Change from Baseline Body Mass Index at 4 weeks
Waist Circumference	Change from Baseline Waist Circumference at 4 weeks
Fat Percentage at Trunk Region	Change from Baseline Fat Percentage at Trunk Region at 4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman; 🇲🇾 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia