Clinical trial NCT05773690: Home-based Training in Obese Individuals
Official title: Effects of a Home-based Quality of Movement Protocol on Functional Movement, Postural Control and Muscular Strength in Obese Subjects
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Obesity
Keywords: Obesity
Functional performance
Postural control
Muscular strength
Lead sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-03-17
Enrollment: 96
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Generally, the enhancement of physical fitness depends on the optimal modulation of different physiological, technical or psychological stimuli and within the factors the would contribute to a decrease performance level, obesity is one of them. In this context, ample evidence shows that obesity is associated with an augmented cardio-metabolic risk, lowered postural control, functional performance and strength-related variables. International guidelines suggests to counteract obesity to respect a minimum dosage of 150 min a week of physical activity at moderate intensity performed with resistance training exercises with a frequency of 2-3 days/week. However, in the aforementioned guidelines there is a little consideration for what concern the quality of motor execution (i.e., "how" an individual performs each movement pattern). In addition, the available literature demonstrates the effectiveness of a "movement-quality" training intervention on fitness parameters and postural control, compared to a mere conventional exercise, in normal-weight individuals . In account to this, the purpose is to evaluate whether a quality of movement protocol would be more effective than a traditional strength training exercise in improving postural control and fitness parameters in subjects with obesity.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* physical activity frequency at least 1 days per week
* BMI index more than 30 kg/m2
* informed consent signature

Exclusion Criteria:

* aged more than 70 years
* patients with knee pain (Visual Analogue Scale \> 7 a.u.)
* history of hip or knee replacement
* severe hip or knee osteoarthrosis
* cardiac or neurological condition contraindicating physical activity

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline functional performance at six weeks
timeFrame: Up to six weeks
measure: Change from baseline body balance at six weeks
timeFrame: Up to six weeks
measure: Change from baseline upper-body muscular strength at six weeks
timeFrame: Up to six weeks
measure: Change from baseline lower-body muscular strength at six weeks
timeFrame: Up to six weeks
measure: Change from baseline breathing pattern at six weeks
timeFrame: Up to six weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline weight at six weeks
timeFrame: Up to six weeks
measure: Change from baseline height at six weeks
timeFrame: Up to six weeks
measure: Change from baseline waist circumference at six weeks
timeFrame: Up to six weeks
measure: Change from baseline fat mass at six weeks
timeFrame: Up to six weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Milan
country: Italy
facility: Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS
Study officials:
affiliation: Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS
name: Luca Cavaggioni
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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