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NCT Number: NCT06800872

Whole Body Vibration Effects on Energy Expenditure in Obese Adolescents

The main aim of the present study is to evaluate in a group of adolescents with obesity, hospitalized for a period of integrated metabolic rehabilitation (calorie restriction, aerobic physical activity, psychological counseling, nutritional re-education) lasting 3 weeks, the effects produced from a period of training with vibration stimulation on vibration platforms (Whole Body Vibration Exercise [WBVE]) on the resting energy expenditure (REE), assessed through indirect calorimetry. The results will be compared with those obtained in a control group, subjected to integrated metabolic rehabilitation alone.

Secondary aims of the study are to evaluate the effects of training with WBVE also on cardiovascular and musculoskeletal parameters, evaluated through specific functional tests, comparing them with those obtained in the control group.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

13 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Site Piancavallo

Oggebbio, Verbania, 28824, Italy

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Alessandro Sartorio, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+39-02619111 ext. 2426

About this study

The main aim of the present study is to evaluate in a group of adolescents with obesity, hospitalized for a period of integrated metabolic rehabilitation (calorie restriction, aerobic physical activity, psychological counseling, nutritional re-education) lasting 3 weeks, the effects produced from a period of training with vibration stimulation on vibration platforms (Whole Body Vibration Exercise [WBVE]) on the resting energy expenditure (REE), assessed through indirect calorimetry. The results will be compared with those obtained in a control group, subjected to integrated metabolic rehabilitation alone.

Secondary aims of the study are to evaluate the effects of training with WBVE also on cardiovascular and musculoskeletal parameters, evaluated through specific functional tests, comparing them with those obtained in the control group.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Male sex
  • Age range 13-18 years
  • Obesity (Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score > 2)
  • Hospitalization for a multidisciplinary program of integrated metabolic rehabilitation at the Division of Auxology, S. Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Piancavallo, Italy

Exclusion criteria

  • Presence of cardiovascular, psychiatric, and musculoskeletal pathologies
  • Absence of signed written consent

Treatment and study plan

Multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation

Other

Standard in-hospital protocol of multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation

Multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation + training with WBVE

Other

Standard in-hospital protocol of multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation + 24 sessions (2 sessions per day) of 30 minutes each of training on a vibration platform (WBVE)

Primary outcomes

  1. Resting energy expenditure

    Time frame: At baseline and after 3 weeks

    Resting energy expenditure assessed through indirect calorimetry.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Alessandro Sartorio, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+390261911 ext. 2426

Luca Grappiolo, Dr.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+390261911 ext. 2894

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Body Vibration Sessions on Energy Expenditure at Rest and on Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal Parameters in Obese Boys Hospitalized for a Multidisciplinary Program of Integrated Metabolic Rehabilitation

Acronym: VIBRAREEOB

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jan 30, 2025
Registry last updated
Mar 30, 2026

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