Adiposity
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 10 women with adiposity located in the abdomen will be treated with injections of subcutaneous ozone, concentration 15 micrograms/ml, injected volume per point of 5 ml, with freque
Sponsors
Centro Universitário da Serra Gaúcha
Centro Universitário da Serra Gaúcha
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To compose the sample of this research, women will be selected, aged between 18 and 60 years, with a Body Mass Index between 18.5 and 29.99 (Normal to Overweight), who are not practicing physical activity, diet, with capacity for understanding and preserved local sensitivity and that they accept to participate in the research by signing the Free and Informed Consent Term.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: As exclusion factors for the research intervention, it was determined that the sample participants do not present any contraindication related to ozone therapy, such as hyperthyroidism or decompensated arterial hypertension, severe anemia, recent bleeding of organs, cachexia and pathologies with high oxidative stress, which will be proven through laboratory tests. Also excluded from the sample will be participants who have a body mass index greater than 30, who are undergoing another aesthetic treatment or who have recently undergone surgery, and those who are in the gestational period. Participants who refuse to sign the Free and Informed Consent Term will also be excluded from the survey.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presentation of the primary outcome: There will be a decrease in abdominal perimetry and also in the thickness of abdominal fat after the application of an ozone therapy protocol. Presentation of the method used to verify the expected outcome: by measuring the thickness of abdominal fat with surface ultrasound and perimetry to measure the reduction in abdominal perimetry before and after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactSilene Ribeiro
Outcome results
None listed