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NCT Number: NCT00218920

Effective Training in Overweight and Obese People

The aim is to come to a consensus about how to prescribe exercise training that actually helps overweight and obese people. Thus, the present study determines the effects of several types of exercise training to define the one with the largest effect with the least effort.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Trondheim, 7489, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Body mass index (BMI) over 30

Exclusion criteria

  • Not able to walk on a treadmill
  • Participating in an other study
  • Serious cardiovascular diseases

Treatment and study plan

strength training

Behavioral

a strength training regime of 4 series with 5 repetitions each, at approximately 90% of 1 repetition maximum (RM), in a leg press apparatus to develop maximal strength mainly from neural adaptation with minimal weight gain due to muscular hypertrophy.

continuous moderate-intensity aerobic training

Behavioral

The moderate-intensity group walked continuously for 47 min at 60-70% of maximum heart rate (HRmax) to ensure that the training protocols were isocaloric.

high-intensity interval aerobic training

Behavioral

High-intensity training consisted of a 10 min warm-up period at 50-60% of HRmax [maximal HR (heart rate)], followed by 4×4-min intervals at 85-95% of HRmax with 3 min active breaks in between the intervals, consisting of walking or jogging at 50-60% of HRmax. The exercise session was terminated by a 5 min cool-down period.

Primary outcomes

  1. Body weight

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. Aerobic capacity

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  3. Endothelial function

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Molecular markers in fat and skeletal muscle biopsies for the effects of exercise training

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effective Training in Overweight and Obesity

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Sep 22, 2005
Registry last updated
Oct 16, 2017

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