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Water Exercise and Health (WATHEALTH)

Effect of Water Temperature on Energy Response During Aquatic Cycling in Women: Impact of Weight Status

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03978975
Acronym
WATHEALTH
Enrollment
40
Registered
2019-06-07
Start date
2019-09-19
Completion date
2022-01-19
Last updated
2019-09-23

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Conditions

Hunger, Overweight

Keywords

Energy expenditure, Food intake, Women, aquacycling

Brief summary

Aquatic cycling is becoming more popular as it appears to be more suitable for men and women even with poor physical activity level. Commercial tagline highlight beneficial effect of this activity on weight management. However there are poor information concerning the energy response induced by this activity. The aim of this project is to investigate effect of water temperature on energetic response (energy expenditure and food intake) of cycling exercise in water in normal weight and overweight premenopausal women.

Detailed description

After inclusion visit, all subject will be submitted to DXA to obtain body composition data. Then subjects will be submitted to four experimental session in a semi-randomized order. For all those session, subjects will take a standardized breakfast (570kcal) three hours before experimental session. Control session (CON): subject will stand sited without any activity during 40 min. Subjects will be submitted to three aquatic cycling exercise session: * session 27°C :aquatic cycling at 27°C without water jet during 40 min * session 27°C+ water jets : aquatic cycling at 27 °C with water jets during 40 min * session 18°C : aquatic cycling at 187°C without water jet during 40 min Every exercise session will be set at 70% of theorical maximal heart rate During each session, oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production will be analysed with gas analysis system. Appetite and hunger sensation will be measured with a specific scale at different time point of each day of experimental session. Thirty minutes after the end of each experimental session subjects will have a buffet meal for lunch time.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALFood intake

For all those session, subjects will take a standardized breakfast (570kcal) three hours before experimental session. Control session (CON): subject will stand sited without any activity during 40 min. Subjects will be submitted to three aquatic cycling exercise session: * session 27°C :aquatic cycling at 27°C without water jet during 40 min * session 27°C+ water jets : aquatic cycling at 27 °C with water jets during 40 min * session 18°C : aquatic cycling at 187°C without water jet during 40 min Every exercise session will be set at 70% of theorical maximal heart rate During each session, oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production will be analysed with gas analysis system. Appetite and hunger sensation will be measured with a specific scale at different time point of each day of experimental session. Thirty minutes after the end of each experimental session subjects will have a buffet meal for lunch time.

Sponsors

SSR Obésité Nutrition UGECAM
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Aquafit Technology
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

participants may receive different interventions sequentially during the protocol

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Women aged between 20 and 40 years * BMI under 25kg.m2 for normal weight women and between 25 and 29,9 kg.m2 for overweight women * Daily breakfast * Subject which approved informed consent * Subject with French medical affiliation

Exclusion criteria

* Specific medical treatment * Aquaphobia * Subject under specific diet regimen or weight loss program * Subject with cardio-vascular disease * Surgical intervention less than 3 months * Subject refusing informed and written consent * Subject without French medical affiliation * subject refusing inscription to the national voluntary list * subject being in an exclusion period * subject smoking or drinking alcohol frequently * subject with intense physical activity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Food intake during buffet meal 30 minutes after the end of experimental sessionDay 7total energy intake at the post session lunch will be calculated by measuring food intake

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Appetite, hunger and satietyDay 7using a visual analog scale from 0 millimeter (no sensation) to 100mm (highest sensation)
Energy expenditureDay 7with a gas analyser energy expenditure will be measured in kcal
Perceived exertionDay 7using Borg scale perceived exertion will be evaluated between 6 (very light) and 20 (extremely difficult)

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactLISE LACLAUTRE
drci@chu-clermontferrand.fr+33473754963

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026