Clinical trial NCT06800872: Whole Body Vibration Effects on Energy Expenditure in Obese Adolescents
Official title: Effect of Body Vibration Sessions on Energy Expenditure at Rest and on Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal Parameters in Obese Boys Hospitalized for a Multidisciplinary Program of Integrated Metabolic Rehabilitation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Obesity
Keywords: Resting energy expenditure
Body vibration
Body composition
Functional tests
Lead sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-01-30
Enrollment: 28
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 13
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The main aim of the present study is to evaluate in a group of adolescents with obesity, hospitalized for a period of integrated metabolic rehabilitation (calorie restriction, aerobic physical activity, psychological counseling, nutritional re-education) lasting 3 weeks, the effects produced from a period of training with vibration stimulation on vibration platforms (Whole Body Vibration Exercise \[WBVE\]) on the resting energy expenditure (REE), assessed through indirect calorimetry. The results will be compared with those obtained in a control group, subjected to integrated metabolic rehabilitation alone.

Secondary aims of the study are to evaluate the effects of training with WBVE also on cardiovascular and musculoskeletal parameters, evaluated through specific functional tests, comparing them with those obtained in the control group.

Detailed description: The main aim of the present study is to evaluate in a group of adolescents with obesity, hospitalized for a period of integrated metabolic rehabilitation (calorie restriction, aerobic physical activity, psychological counseling, nutritional re-education) lasting 3 weeks, the effects produced from a period of training with vibration stimulation on vibration platforms (Whole Body Vibration Exercise \[WBVE\]) on the resting energy expenditure (REE), assessed through indirect calorimetry. The results will be compared with those obtained in a control group, subjected to integrated metabolic rehabilitation alone.

Secondary aims of the study are to evaluate the effects of training with WBVE also on cardiovascular and musculoskeletal parameters, evaluated through specific functional tests, comparing them with those obtained in the control group.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male sex
* Age range 13-18 years
* Obesity (Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score \> 2)
* Hospitalization for a multidisciplinary program of integrated metabolic rehabilitation at the Division of Auxology, S. Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Piancavallo, Italy

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of cardiovascular, psychiatric, and musculoskeletal pathologies
* Absence of signed written consent

Primary outcomes:
measure: Resting energy expenditure
timeFrame: At baseline and after 3 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Oggebbio
country: Italy
facility: Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Site Piancavallo
state: Verbania
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