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Clinical Trials/NCT01323088
NCT01323088CompletedNot Applicable

Physical Activity in Overweight Girls: Implications for Reversing Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

University of Pittsburgh1 site in 1 country44 target enrollmentStarted: August 1, 2010Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
44
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Abdominal obesity, visceral fat

Study Overview

Brief Summary

In this randomized controlled trial, we will examine the effect of a 3-month exercise training (aerobic exercise versus resistance exercise) without calorie restriction on total and regional adiposity, ectopic fat in the liver and skeletal muscle, and risk of type 2 diabetes in overweight girls.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
12 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Healthy overweight (BMI >-95th) youth between 12 and 18 years of age
  • •Waist circumference >-75th percentile
  • •Sedentary (no structured exercise >2 times/week for past 6 months)
  • •Non-smokers, non-diabetic, no medical conditions
  • •Weight stable for past 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Psychiatric disorders
  • •Syndromic obesity
  • •Pregnancy
  • •Taking medications known to affect study outcomes

Arms & Interventions

Control

Other

Standard care control (no-exercise)

Intervention: Control (Other)

Aerobic Exercise

Active Comparator

Intervention: Aerobic exercise (Other)

Resistance Exercise

Active Comparator

Intervention: Resistance Exercise (Other)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Abdominal obesity, visceral fat

Time Frame: 3 month

Secondary Outcomes

  • insulin sensitivity by a 3-hour hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp, oral glucose tolerance test, liver fat and intramyocellular lipid by 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy.(3 month)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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