Effect of Resistance Training on Microvascular, Hemodynamic and Physical Parameters in Obese Adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Other: Resistance training

• Registration Number: NCT01692314
• Lead Sponsor: Rio de Janeiro State University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect os resistance training on microvascular reactivity, endothelial functions, inflammatory markers, blood pressure, heart rate, body composition and physical fitness in obese adolescents.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-06
• Primary Completion: 2010-09
• Study Completion: 2012-05
• Status Verified: 2012-09
• Study First Submitted: 2012-09-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-09-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-09-24
• Study First Posted: 2012-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 2012-09-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Tanner pubertal stage of development between three and five
• age between 13 up to 17 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• presence of chronic diseases (diabetes mellitus, nephropathy and/or hypertension),
• musculoskeletal injury,
• smoking and
• to be in use of any medication.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Obese adolescents is being compared to control ones	Resistance training	Patients underwent to resistance training, three times a week, during three months.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Microvascular Reactivity	Three months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Endothelial function	Three months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research in Vascular Biology (BioVasc), Biomedical Center, State University of Rio de Janeiro; 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil