Clinical trial NCT05974514: Body Awareness in Adults With Obesity
Official title: Investigation of Physical Parameters Influencing Body Awareness in Adults With Obesity: An Observational, Controlled Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Obesity
Keywords: Obesity
Body awareness
Physical activity
Balance
Proprioception
Reaction time
Lead sponsor: Fenerbahce University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-03
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The study will include 30 individuals with obesity and 30 healthy subjects. The individuals with obesity will be selected from internal medicine or dietitian clinics in Istanbul/Turkey.

Healthy subjects will be age and sex-matched to serve as the control group.

Brief summary: The goal of this observational study is to examine the level of body awareness in individuals with obesity and investigate the parameters associated with body awareness. In addition, compare these parameters with healthy subjects with normal weight. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* How is body awareness affected compared to healthy individuals?
* Is physical activity level, dynamic balance, proprioception, and reaction time related to body awareness in individuals with obesity?
* Is there any difference between obese and normal-weight individuals in terms of physical activity level, dynamic balance, proprioception, and reaction time?


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults with obesity ((BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2) aged 18-65 years, who did not receive obesity-related treatment 6 months before the study
* Healthy adults with normal weight (BMI: 18.5-24.9 kg/m2).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Musculoskeletal, neurological, and rheumatological disorders (fractures, sprains or strains, spine surgery, advanced respiratory or orthopaedic problems),
* Malignancy and pregnancy within the last 12 months, which might interfere with evaluations

Primary outcomes:
measure: Body Awareness
timeFrame: Baseline (Only 1 time)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Physical activity level
timeFrame: Baseline (Only 1 time)
measure: Dynamic balance
timeFrame: Baseline (Only 1 time)
measure: Proprioception
timeFrame: Baseline (Only 1 time)
measure: Reaction time
timeFrame: Baseline (Only 1 time)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Maltepe
country: Turkey
facility: Marmara University
Study officials:
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