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Effect of Different Physical Programs on the Body Composition of Adult Men and Women With an Initial Body Fat >25% and >30%, Respectively.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Overweight
Interventions
Behavioral: education and modifying diet
Behavioral: education, modifying diet and physical activity prescription
Registration Number
NCT03833791
Lead Sponsor
Universidad de Córdoba
Brief Summary

Compare the Effect of Different Physical Programs on the Body Composition of Adult Women and Men With a Total Body Fat Percentage ≥ 30 % at the Beginning of the Test or BMI ≥25

Detailed Description

Weight loss by exercise can be frequently deceptive. The focus continues to be centred around total body weight and body mass index (BMI), despite the fact that body fat and fat-free mass are the indicators that represent the greatest risk in the comorbidity associated with obesity. Body weight per se cannot be considered to be reliable; however, its quality can be justified, when measured together with the loss in body fat and the maintenance or increase in fat-free mass.

The purpose of the study is compare the effect of different physical programs (FA) on the body composition (BC) of adult women with a total body fat percentage ≥ 30 % and adult men with a BMI ≥25 at the beginning of the test.

Participants (n=220, women = 110, men = 110) will be recruited through outpatient from private clinics in Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain, as well as through community presentations. Overweight or obese and sedentary women and men will be randomly assigned into three groups according to different levels of AF. 21 of the participants will be assigned to the sedentary control group (METs \<2.9), 20 in a group of moderate AF (METs 3-5.9), and 19 will be assigned to the group of intense AF (METs \>6).

For 6 months, all of the women shall follow the same diet with an identical distribution of macronutrients. There will be a weekly check up of weight, fat, body water and muscle mass for all of them.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
220
Inclusion Criteria
  • Having a body fat percentage >30
  • Having a BMI >25
  • Being sedentary and
  • Have not been submitted to a restrictive diet in the 6 months preceding this study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Suffered from type 2 diabetes or renal conditions
  • Being pregnancy or attempt at pregnancy,
  • Being in a maternal lactation period,
  • Being underage
  • Undergoing antidepressant pharmacological treatment

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control Group (CON)education and modifying dieteducation and modifying diet
Moderate physical activity Group (PAM)education, modifying diet and physical activity prescriptioneducation, modifying diet and physical activity prescription
Intensity physical activity Group (PAI)education, modifying diet and physical activity prescriptioneducation, modifying diet and physical activity prescription
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes from baseline Corporal Water .At baseline (0 years) and followed for 2 years

Baseline mean Corporal Water values will be measured and compared at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months. Corporal Water will be assessed on a monthly basis during nutritional consultation through a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis method using a Tanita BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyser/Scale. Fatty mass is measured as a Kg.

Changes from baseline Free-fatty mass.At baseline (0 years) and followed for 2 years

Baseline mean Free-fatty mass values will be measured and compared at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months. Free-fatty mass will be assessed on a monthly basis during nutritional consultation through a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis method using a Tanita BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyser/Scale. Fatty mass is measured as a percentage.

Changes from baseline BMI.At baseline (0 years) and followed for 2 years

Baseline mean BMI values will be measured and compared at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months. BMI will be assessed on a monthly basis during nutritional consultation through a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis method using a Tanita BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyser/Scale.

Changes from baseline Fatty mass.At baseline (0 years) and followed for 2 years

Baseline mean Fatty mass values will be measured and compared at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months. Fatty mass will be assessed on a monthly basis during nutritional consultation through a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis method using a Tanita BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyser/Scale. Fatty mass is measured as a percentage.

Changes from baseline Muscular Mass.At baseline (0 years) and followed for 2 years

Baseline mean Muscular Mass values will be measured and compared at 3, 6, 12 and 24 months. Muscular Mass will be assessed on a monthly basis during nutritional consultation through a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis method using a Tanita BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyser/Scale. Fatty mass is measured as a Kg.

Adherence to dietary pattern will be also measured through personal interviewAt baseline (0 years) and followed for 2 years

Participants will be subjected for an intervention based on nutritional (control group) and physical education (two intervention arms) during 24 months. Partial measures will be also taken every week. In the end of the trial, changes in dietary patterns will be measured comparing means differences between baselines, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months.

Adherence to physical activity patterns will be also measured through IPAQ (International Physical Activity Questionnaire).At baseline (0 years) and followed for 2 years

Participants will be subjected for an intervention based on nutritional (control group) and physical education (two intervention arms) during 24 months. Partial measures will be also taken every week. In the end of the trial, changes in physical activity will be measured comparing means differences between baselines, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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