Effects of Group Vs. Home-Based Combined Exercise-Diet Program In Childhood Obesity: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Cardenal Herrera University110 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a hospital group-based vs. home-based combined exercise-diet program for the treatment of childhood obesity.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

110

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Circuit trainingOTHER

Aerobic and resistance training exercises + Mediterranean diet

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 16 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * caucasian * overweight/obese Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with severe obesity (z-score above 2.5)

Locations (1)

Universidad CEU-Cardenal Herrera

Moncada, Valencia, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Body composition

body mass index (BMI), BMI-Z score

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

waist circumference

Time frame: 6 months

Percentage body fat

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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