Physical Training and Diet for Childhood Obesity

Cairo University76 enrolled

Overview

It is observed that children affected with COVID-19 who are physically inactive or in a sedentary lifestyle may induce and develop childhood obesity (CO). the management of this clinical condition has received very little attention, there is no well-defined exercise protocols or dietary prescription for this special population; therefore, it needs an elaborative trial in this field, so the aim of his study was to find the clinical and biochemical effects of high-intensity aerobic training with a high protein diet in childhood obesity following COVID-19 infection

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity, Childhood

Interventions

High-intensity aerobic training with high protein dietOTHER

High-intensity aerobic training was given with 50 to 70 % of the maximum heart rate. the intervention started with 10 mins of warm-up exercise through stretching of upper and lower limb muscles. Subsequent to stretching, the subjects were asked to do 30 mins of exercises; consisting of 20 mins on the treadmill and 10 mins of cycle ergometer at 50 to 70 % of MHR, then with 10 mins of cool down.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 12 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * A positive diagnosis of COVID-19 * Male children * 5 - 12 years of age Body mass index (BMI). * Between 85t h to 99th percentiles were considered for childhood obesity. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with a history of physical training * Taking medications, recent surgeries. * Fractures and joint problems in the lower extremity. * Cardiac and respiratory problems. * Neurological issues, major psychiatric problems. * Any other systemic diseases, contraindications for physical training.

Locations (1)

Marwa Eid

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Body mass index

For children, age adjusted BMI percentile (BMI %) was calculated

Time frame: 6 monthes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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