sedentary behavior
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized controlled clinical trial involving 90 patients who are candidates for bariatric surgery, who will be randomly assigned to three groups, all with similar characteristics, such as
Sponsors
Centro de Ciências da Saúde
Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men and women; aged 18 years or older up to 59 years old; body mass index = 30kg/m2; not participating in any physical exercise program; being properly monitored at the general surgery outpatient clinic of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Pernambuco; being able to understand and use the application; having their own smartphone with a data package capable of installing the application; residing in the metropolitan region of Recife
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Have contraindications for practicing physical activities; patients with severe arthritis, fibromyalgia or any other type of disease that prevents them from performing any type of physical activity; do not use the application for at least 70% of the stipulated period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effectiveness of the application in reducing time spent in sedentary behavior in individuals with morbid obesity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The reduction in daily sedentary time, measured in minutes, over three months, comparing the three groups (intervention, placebo and control) | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAndre Costa
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Outcome results
None listed