Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Resting energy expenditure, Body vibration, Body composition, Functional tests
Brief summary
The main aim of the present study is to evaluate in a group of adolescents with obesity, hospitalized for a period of integrated metabolic rehabilitation (calorie restriction, aerobic physical activity, psychological counseling, nutritional re-education) lasting 3 weeks, the effects produced from a period of training with vibration stimulation on vibration platforms (Whole Body Vibration Exercise \[WBVE\]) on the resting energy expenditure (REE), assessed through indirect calorimetry. The results will be compared with those obtained in a control group, subjected to integrated metabolic rehabilitation alone. Secondary aims of the study are to evaluate the effects of training with WBVE also on cardiovascular and musculoskeletal parameters, evaluated through specific functional tests, comparing them with those obtained in the control group.
Detailed description
The main aim of the present study is to evaluate in a group of adolescents with obesity, hospitalized for a period of integrated metabolic rehabilitation (calorie restriction, aerobic physical activity, psychological counseling, nutritional re-education) lasting 3 weeks, the effects produced from a period of training with vibration stimulation on vibration platforms (Whole Body Vibration Exercise \[WBVE\]) on the resting energy expenditure (REE), assessed through indirect calorimetry. The results will be compared with those obtained in a control group, subjected to integrated metabolic rehabilitation alone. Secondary aims of the study are to evaluate the effects of training with WBVE also on cardiovascular and musculoskeletal parameters, evaluated through specific functional tests, comparing them with those obtained in the control group.
Interventions
OTHERMultidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation
Standard in-hospital protocol of multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation
OTHERMultidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation + training with WBVE
Standard in-hospital protocol of multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation + 24 sessions (2 sessions per day) of 30 minutes each of training on a vibration platform (WBVE)
Sponsors
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
13 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Male sex * Age range 13-18 years * Obesity (Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score \> 2) * Hospitalization for a multidisciplinary program of integrated metabolic rehabilitation at the Division of Auxology, S. Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Piancavallo, Italy
Exclusion criteria
* Presence of cardiovascular, psychiatric, and musculoskeletal pathologies * Absence of signed written consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resting energy expenditure | At baseline and after 3 weeks | Resting energy expenditure assessed through indirect calorimetry. |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
CONTACTAlessandro Sartorio, MD
CONTACTLuca Grappiolo, Dr.
Outcome results
None listed