Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Hula Hooping as Compared to Walking on Adipose Tissue Distribution, Metabolic Parameters and Adipose Tissue Gene Expression
Lead Sponsor:
University of Helsinki
Conditions:
Android Obesity, Metabolic Parameters and Adipose Tissue (AT) Gene Expression
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
o determine effects of hula-hooping on android obesity, metabolic parameters and adipose tissue (AT) gene expression.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age between 18 and 70 years
- central adiposity as measured by the waist circumference (\>80 cm in females and \>94 cm in males) (9)
- ability to hula-hoop for a minimum of 2 minutes and to have the necessary space available for this activity either at home or at work
- ability to communicate meaningfully with the investigator and legal competence to provide written informed consent
Exclusion
- clinical or biochemical evidence of disease other than obesity as judged by history, physical examination and standard laboratory tests
- excessive use of alcohol, i.e., over 20 g/day
- use of medications known to affect glucose or lipid metabolism and
- pregnancy or lactation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
53 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01913171
Start Date
November 1 2011
End Date
March 1 2012
Last Update
July 31 2013
Active Locations (1)
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1
Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland, FI-00290