Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Multiprofessional program for Obesity Treatment
Number of participants: In the first phase of the study will be involved 180 adolescents who are overweight or obese to profile and assess the prevale
Behavioural
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Fundação Araucária
Eligibility
Age
16 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adolescents classified as overweight or obese according to the criteria established by Cole et. al (2000); concordance of the adolescent and his/her parents/guardians in participating integrally in the interventions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria will be: endocrine and metabolic diseases previously diagnosed and informed to the pediatrician; long-term alcohol consumption; use of glucocorticoids and psychotropics which could affect appetite regulation; less than 70 % compliance in all multidisciplinary interventions.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reducing body fat verified by bioelectrical impedance analysis device based on statistically significant difference (p <0.05), comparing the measures of the week before the beginning of the interventions and the one obtained on the next week after the completion of 16 and/or 32 weeks of intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase the level of cardiorespiratory fitness verified by the 20 meters Leger test based on statistical difference (p <0.05), among the results obtained on the week before the beginning of the interventions and those ones verified in the next week after the end of 16 and 32 weeks intervention.;Improvements in the quality of life related to health checked by the generic questionnaire PedsQLTM 4.0 based on statistically significant difference (p <0.05), among the evaluations being held on the week before the beginning of the interventions and on the next week after the end of 16 and 32 weeks intervention.;Reduction in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) based on the cutoff points from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF 2007) having as a goal a 15% reduction among the assessment performed in the week before the beginning of the interventions and on the week after the completion of 16 and 32 weeks of intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactNelson Nardo Junior
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Outcome results
None listed