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How a Supervised Exercise Program Can Help Women with Obesity Lose Weight and Improve Quality of Life

Effect of Monitored Physical Exercise on Weight Control and Quality of Life in Women with Obesity a Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4f6h6rh
Enrollment
42
Registered
2026-02-25
Start date
2025-10-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

This is a randomized controlled clinical trial with two parallel arms, 1:1 allocation, non-blinded, lasting 12 weeks, designed to evaluate the effect of a structured home-based exercise program in wom

Sponsors

Escola bahiana de medicina e saúde pública - FBDC
Lead Sponsor
Escola bahiana de medicina e saúde pública - FBDC
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
40 Years to 59 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women aged between 40 and 59 years; with a Body Mass Index (BMI) = 30 kg/m²

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Use of medications for the treatment of obesity; Medical conditions that prevent the safe performance of physical exercise; Women who are already enrolled in training programs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
A reduction in body weight is expected after 12 weeks of intervention, verified by weighing on a standardized digital scale, considering a minimum decrease of 5% of the initial weight between the pre- and post-intervention assessments as a clinically relevant change.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome of the study will be the absolute change in body weight (kg) from baseline to 12 weeks of intervention. Secondary outcomes will include changes in Body Mass Index (kg/m²), body fat percentage assessed by bioimpedance, and quality of life score measured by a validated instrument, all analyzed from baseline to 12 weeks of follow-up

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactComitê em Pesquisa

Escola bahiana de medicina e saúde pública - FBDC

cep@bahiana.edu.br+557199968-1860

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026