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NCT Number: NCT05854797

Comparison Of Normal Walking Vs Brisk Walking In Over-Weight Adults

The goal of this clinical trial is to see the comparison of normal walking vs brisk walking on body fat, hypertension, diabetes, and level of happiness in over-weight adults. The main question it aims to answer is:

Will there be a difference between the effectiveness of normal walking and brisk walking on improving body fat, hypertension, diabetes, and level of happiness in over-weight adults..

The participants will be divided into two groups; group A and group B. Group A will perform normal walk and Group B will perform brisk walk.

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Key information

Conditions

Overweight Behavior Body Weight Motor Activity Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Walking

Age range

36 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Polymed

Lahore, Punjab Province, O5499, Pakistan

About this study

In the modern times, despite the fact that the benefits of regular physical activity are widely known, the choice of a sedentary lifestyle is increasing in prevalence. With the help of simple and natural movements, walking is considered as a moderate level of workout intensity that promotes a long and healthy lifespan. Meanwhile, it provides the added advantage to individuals by reducing chances of injury, making it an excellent choice for middle-aged and elderly individuals. Walking tends to be the widely preferred choice of most diabetic patients worldwide for improving glycemic control. Moghetti et al. showed the correlation between walking and type 2 diabetes in their recent research where they employed meta-analysis (supported with short and long term RCTs) to prove that sufficient amount of walking can lead to improved levels of HbA1c. Walking can improve functional capacity of people with T2DM and cast favorable impacts on chronic complications of diabetes The research carried out to advocate strong relation between walking and healthy lifestyle is widely available to us. However, it mainly focuses on elderly people (with age above 60) instead of young and middle-aged people who have been equally pushed at the verge of risks to develop obesity, cardiovascular diseases and T2D due to astonishingly common sedentary lifestyle prevailing in today's world. Also, it is limited in terms of defined intensities for walking and their comparison for guiding an appropriate course of action for obese or hypertensive adults. Therefore, this research will evaluate and compare the impacts of normal and brisk walking on middle-aged people struggling with diabetes, hypertension, obesity or other cardiovascular diseases. Also, it will define the basis for a well-informed and focussed approach to enhance quality of life in adults.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age between 36-55 years
  • Hypertensive middle-aged adults
  • BMI > 25
  • Type 2 diabetes middle-adults
  • Body fat > 25%

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe psychological illness
  • Physical defect or deformity
  • Experience of diabetic coma
  • Engagement in other training programs
  • Any other serious illness like TB, cancer.

Treatment and study plan

Normal Walking

Other

Adhering to FITT method, normal walking will be performed 5 days a week (frequency) to ensure optimal results. Speed (intensity) for normal will be 3.5 mph. The pulse rate of participants will be monitored through treadmill monitor. The duration (time) of walk each day will be 30 minutes.

Measurement of body fat percentage, hypertension, diabetes, and level of happiness (at the beginning and ending of twelve weeks)

Brisk Walking

Other

Adhering to FITT method, brisk walking will be performed 5 days a week (frequency) to ensure optimal results. Speed (intensity) for normal will be 4.5 mph. The pulse rate of participants will be monitored through treadmill monitor. The duration (time) of walk each day will be 30 minutes.

Measurement of body fat percentage, hypertension, diabetes, and level of happiness (at the beginning and ending of twelve weeks)

Primary outcomes

  1. Body Fat

    Time frame: 12 Weeks

    Skin fold caliper will be used for measuring body fat having reliability index of 96%. Validations of these results are costly using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) or hydrostatic weighing. Therefore, pre-published articles shall be taken as basis for employment of skin fold calipers to measure body fat.

  2. Blood Pressure

    Time frame: 12 Weeks

    A properly calibrated sphygmomanometer with initial mercury reading at 0 will be used for measuring blood pressure. The reliability of sphygmomanometer is measured at 83% with only 4% showing a difference of more than 10 mm Hg. Both manual and digital sphygmomanometer shall be used to validate the final result.

  3. Blood Glucose

    Time frame: 12 Weeks

    Red blood cells live for up to 3 months, so HbA1c gives an indication of how much sugar there has been in the blood over the past few months. It's different to the blood glucose test, which measures how much sugar is in the blood at that moment. The sensitivity and specificity ranged from 24% to 78% and 79% to 100% respectively for HbA1c (6.5%) for diagnosis of diabetes.

  4. Level of Happiness

    Time frame: 12 Weeks

    Oxford happiness questionnaire has been a widely adopted tool for measuring quality of life and happiness index. The assessed reliability by test-retest after 3 weeks using Oxford happiness questionnaire has been 79% .

  5. Body Mass Index

    Time frame: 12 Weeks

    Body Mass Index is a reliable indicator of body fat based on height and weight of an adult. These BMI values can be calculated free by using online calculators available at NHS (UK) and NHLBI (USA).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Normal Walking Vs Brisk Walking on Body Fat, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Level of Happiness in Over-Weight Adults.

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
May 11, 2023
Registry last updated
Jul 19, 2023

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