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Level of physical fitness between obese and normal weight school children.

Level of physical fitness in obese and age, gender matched healthy school going children in age group of 10-13 years â?? A comparative study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/05/033342
Enrollment
102
Registered
2021-05-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Level of Physical fitness: Obese versus normal-weight school children. Control Intervention2: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

MGM College of Physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: BMI according to age related normative values according to IAP chart(gender-specific BMI-for-age percentile curves) For obese children, BMI > 20.5-23.8 in boys and BMI. >21.9-25.6 in girls. And for normal children, BMI >16.4-18.5 in boys and BMI >16.5-19.1 in girls.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with any recent history of surgery. 2. Children having any musculoskeletal (deformities, joint pain, muscle spasm etc.), neuromuscular (cerebral palsy, Duchene Muscle Dystrophy, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spina bifida etc.), metabolic disorders, psychological disorder (anxiety disorders, depression etc.), allergic conditions, genetic disorders, carcinoma etc. 3. Children participating in specialised training activities outside school for any sports, going to any workout or yoga class. 4. Child is currently on medications like Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIâ??s), Benzodiazepines, allergy medications, muscle relaxants etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
BMI, waist circumference, skin fold measurement and percentage body fat.Cardio-respiratory endurance using 20 metre shuttle run test.Flexibility using sit and reach test.Upper extremity strength using dynamometer. Lower extremity strength using standing broad jump test.Agility by shuttle run test. Timepoint: one time—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMaitri Rajesh Shah

MGM College of Physiotherapy

pothirajpt@gmail.com09769497441

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026