Is High Intensity Interval Training Effective to Reduce the Waist Circumference and Fat Percentage at Trunk Region

Effects of High Intensity Interval Training on Waist Circumference and Fat Percentage at Trunk Region Among Physically Inactive Overweight Young Adults

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04860349

Enrollment

Registered

2021-04-26

Start date

2021-05-14

Completion date

2021-11-09

Last updated

2021-12-20

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Conditions

Adults, Overweight, Physically Inactive

Brief summary

Overweight is a risk factor for a number of non-communicable diseases, and this risk doubles, if an individual is physically inactive. Various exercise interventional protocols in the past have been reported on treating overweight and obesity which helps to decrease the different anthropometric variables. Despite all these protocols, obese and overweight do not seem to benefit greatly by these exercise training programs, as lack of time is thought to the main reason for not engaging in healthful physical exercise. Research evidence has proven that people with a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m2 and waist circumference of more than 102 cm have 2-fold higher risk of waking fewer steps daily. Although physical exercise is thought to be very helpful in regulating the body weight, it is very important to identify the type of physical activity to effectively manage overweight and obesity. Aerobic exercise namely high intensity interval training have been reported to reduce the body mass, fat%, and waist circumference. Investigators believe that high intensity interval training would help in controlling the various anthropometric variables namely the body mass index, waist circumference, and fat% in trunk region in physically inactive overweight adults.

Interventions

OTHERHigh Intensity Interval Training

4-weeks of high intensity interval training, 3 sessions/week on alternate days. each session for 20 minutes, excluding the warm-up and cool-down.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Either gender * Aged 18-25 years * Physically Inactive

Exclusion criteria

* Any medical condition that restrict the participants to participate in physical exercise * Blood pressure of more than 140/90 mmHg * Participants taking any medication that causes drowsiness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body Mass Index	Change from Baseline Body Mass Index at 4 weeks
Waist Circumference	Change from Baseline Waist Circumference at 4 weeks
Fat Percentage at Trunk Region	Change from Baseline Fat Percentage at Trunk Region at 4 weeks

Countries

Malaysia

Outcome results

None listed

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