Physical Training and Diet for Childhood Obesity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity, Childhood

• Registration Number: NCT04789525
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

It is observed that children affected with COVID-19 who are physically inactive or in a sedentary lifestyle may induce and develop childhood obesity (CO). the management of this clinical condition has received very little attention, there is no well-defined exercise protocols or dietary prescription for this special population; therefore, it needs an elaborative trial in this field, so the aim of his study was to find the clinical and biochemical effects of high-intensity aerobic training with a high protein diet in childhood obesity following COVID-19 infection

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-10
• Primary Completion: 2020-10-01
• Study Completion: 2020-12-25
• Status Verified: 2021-03
• Study First Submitted: 2021-03-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-03-08
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-03-09
• Last Update Posted: 2021-03-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

• A positive diagnosis of COVID-19
• Male children
• 5 - 12 years of age Body mass index (BMI).
• Between 85t h to 99th percentiles were considered for childhood obesity.

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects with a history of physical training
• Taking medications, recent surgeries.
• Fractures and joint problems in the lower extremity.
• Cardiac and respiratory problems.
• Neurological issues, major psychiatric problems.
• Any other systemic diseases, contraindications for physical training.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body mass index	6 monthes	For children, age adjusted BMI percentile (BMI %) was calculated

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Marwa Eid; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt