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Effects of an exercise program on the realignment of lower limbs of overweight and obese children: a randomized clinical trial

Realignment of lower limbs in overweight and obese children: an eight week intervention program

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5pdk45
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-12-13
Start date
2018-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Genu Valgum

Interventions

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Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
7 Years to 9 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being overweight or obese; having between 7 and 9 years of age; returning the Free Consent Form signed by an adult; returning the Assent Form signed; being a student of the José Joaquim da Silva School.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Being present in less than 85% of the sessions; participating in sports activities other than Physical Education classes; being transfered from the school; refusing to perform the exercises in the intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
A statistically significant decrease in the static valgum of the left lower limb from 188.20° to 188.10° in the intervention group, verified through Wilcoxon's Test, when comparing pre and post intervention values.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Significant decrease in static valgum of the lower limbs, analyzed using Mann-Whitney's U Test, when comparing boys and girls before (190.35° vs. 187.60°) and after (190.80° vs. 186,75°) intervention values.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactJosé Fernando Moraes

Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco

josefernando.moraes@univasf.edu.br+55-087-99633-4747

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)