Fitness Training in Children

N/ACompletedNCT00205296

University of Wisconsin, Madison300 enrolled

Overview

We hypothesize that improvement in cardiovascular fitness is associated with a greater improvement in insulin sensitivity than improvement in body composition (loss of body fat) is associated with insulin sensitivity. Towards that we are randomizing children who are overweight, or children with low fitness levels to exercise intervention 2 or three times per week.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Obesity Low Fitness

Interventions

exerciseBEHAVIORAL

this will test the effect of exercise on insulin sensitivity, fitness and body composition

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 7 YearsMax age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * obesity * low fitness Exclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of diabetes * inability to exercise

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

maximal VO2 levels

Time frame: 9 months

Secondary Outcomes

fasting insulin and glucose levels

Time frame: 9 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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