Clinical trial NCT04201158: A Comparison of Activities of Daily Living, Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Obese and Healthy Adolescents
Official title: A Comparison of Activities of Daily Living, Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Obese and Healthy Adolescents
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Obesity, Childhood
Healthy
Keywords: Physical Fitness
Exercise Capacity
Activities of Daily Living
Quality of Life
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-12-17
Enrollment: 32
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 10
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: 15 obese adolescents, 15 obese adolescent adolescents and 15 healthy female adolescents and 15 healthy male adolescents compatible with age and sex will be recruited from obese adolescents according to the BMI reference system.

Brief summary: It is known that activities of daily living, physical fitness, exercise capacity and quality of life are affected by the obesity. It is aimed to determine the effects obesity on daily living activities, physical fitness, exercise capacity and quality of life in obese adolescents compared to healthy subjects in this study. The relationship between these parameters and the activities of daily living which are less studied in obese adolescents will be evaluated.

Detailed description: Obesity among children, adolescents and adults has emerged as one of the most serious public health problems in the 21st century. There has been a significant decrease in the exercise capacity, physical fitness and activities of daily living of children and adolescents with the increase in the prevalence of obesity over the last decade. Obesity can cause not only health problems but also psychological effects. This situation have negative effects on the quality of life. The effect of these parameters on healthy individuals and obese adolescents will be demonstrated by this study and will guide the rehabilitation of obese adolescents.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy group:

* Being normal weight according to BMI reference system,
* Being between the ages of 10-18 and volunteer to participate in the research,
* Being able to walk and cooperate

Obese Group:

* Obesity diagnosis according to BMI reference system,
* Being between the ages of 10-18 and volunteer to participate in the research,
* Being able to walk and cooperate.

Exclusion Criteria:

Healthy Group:

* Comorbidities that may affect exercise performance and other physical tests,
* Having cardiovascular problems, musculoskeletal and neurological disease,
* Having cognitive or motor limitation or other chronic diseases.

Obese Group:

* Having a neurological disease or other clinical diagnosis that may affect cognitive status,
* Having musculoskeletal and neurological diseases, symptomatic heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, hypertension and malignant disease that may affect exercise performance,
* Using medication that affects appetite and weight.

Primary outcomes:
measure: The Modified shuttle walk test.
timeFrame: February 2019-February 2020
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Waist circumference, Abdominal circumference, Ratio of waist to hip
timeFrame: February 2019-February 2020
measure: Hand grip strength by hand dynamometer (Jamar).
timeFrame: February 2019-February 2020
measure: the Glittre Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Test.
timeFrame: February 2019-February 2020
measure: the Munich Physical Fitness Test-MFT
timeFrame: February 2019-February 2020
measure: Modified push-ups, shuttles and squats as possible for 30 seconds
timeFrame: February 2019-February 2020
measure: The Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI)
timeFrame: February 2019-February 2020
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Hacettepe University
state: Samanpazari
Study officials:
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Ceren Iskenderoglu, Physical Therapist
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Deniz Inal Ince, Professor
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Melda Saglam, Associate Professor
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Naciye Vardar Yagli, Associate Professor
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Hazal Sonbahar Ulu, MSc
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Melis Pehlivanturk Kizilkan, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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