Obesity in adolescence
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adolescents of both sexes; aged between 12 and 15 years old; being overweight and obesity according to the cutoff points proposed by the World Health Organization; no history of previous experience with resistance exercises or systematic program of aerobic exercises
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Attest use of tobacco, alcohol or other drugs; present some limitation that prevents the execution of any exercise; pregnancy; present endocrineisease; be making chronic drug use
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in body fat percentage and central obesity, measured by skinfold method and waist circumference, respectively, at the beginning and end of the study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the lipid and glucose profile, which was assessed by collecting blood and using the colorimetric technique on dry chemistry;Reduction of the inflammatory marker high sensitive c-reactive protein performed by ELISA to values less than 2.5 mg/dL after 16 weeks. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte