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Exercise Training on Health and Medical Costs of Metabolic Syndrome Individuals.

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Metabolic Syndrome
Interventions
Behavioral: exercise training
Other: conventional medical treatment
Registration Number
NCT05120778
Lead Sponsor
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if an exercise training intervention together with conventional medical treatment can decrease the annual healthcare cost in patients with metabolic syndrome.

Detailed Description

It is proposed a multicentral clinical trial with cluster randomization among research nodes located in towns of Castilla-La Mancha and Toledo neighborhoods (Spain). The aim is to compare the annual healthcare cost of patients receiving conventional medical treatment against patients receiving the same intervention plus exercise training for 16 weeks. Exercise training will be based on high-intensity interval training conducted on stationary bikes, and strength training using weight-bearing exercises. Each research node will be composed of the clinical center and the sports facilities available in the town/neighborhood. Research nodes will be randomized into two experimental interventions: i.) conventional medical treatment, and ii.) conventional medical treatment + exercise training. After verbal and written information about the study and related potential risks, all patients fulfilling inclusion criteria will be included after giving written informed consent. At baseline, and after 12 and 24 months, annual healthcare costs will be obtained from the volunteers' clinical records. In addition, at baseline, and after 4, 12, and 24 months, metabolic syndrome components prevalence, metabolic syndrome z-score, body composition, and cardiorespiratory fitness will be tested.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
207
Inclusion Criteria
  • Fulfilling criteria for metabolic syndrome diagnosis.
Exclusion Criteria
  • At baseline, engagement to an exercise training program for the last 6 months.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
exercise training + conventional medical treatmentexercise trainingVolunteers will maintain habitual medical treatment and will participate in a 16-week exercise training based on high-intensity interval training (stationary bikes), and strength training (weight-bearing exercises).
exercise training + conventional medical treatmentconventional medical treatmentVolunteers will maintain habitual medical treatment and will participate in a 16-week exercise training based on high-intensity interval training (stationary bikes), and strength training (weight-bearing exercises).
conventional medical treatmentconventional medical treatmentVolunteers will maintain habitual medical treatment.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of Annual healthcare costBaseline, month 12 and 24

From unified medical records, all clinical and paraclinical interventions including pharmacological treatment, diagnostic or therapeutic procedures and primary care and specialized medical consultations will be included

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood lipids profileBaseline, month 4,12, and 24.

Serum concentrations (in mg per dL) of triglycerides, total colesterol, high density lipoprotein after 8-hour fasting

Body compositionBaseline, month 4,12, and 24.

Measurement of the mass of man body compartments (i.e., fat mass, fat free mass, and bone mass) by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.

GlycemiaBaseline, month 4,12, and 24.

Serum concentrations of glycemia (in mg per dL) after 8-hour fasting

Blood pressureBaseline, month 4,12, and 24.

Systolic and diastolic values of blood pressure measures obtained from the brachial artery after 15 min of supine rest.

Cardiorespiratory fitnessBaseline, month 4,12, and 24.

Estimation of vo2max from a graded exercise test plus a verification test

Central obesityBaseline, month 4,12, and 24.

Measurement of waist circumference (cm) in a horizontal plane, midway between the inferior margin of the ribs and the superior border of the iliac crest.

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