Status:

COMPLETED

Does Obesity Influence Women Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Daily Physical Activities? (ACTIVOB)

Lead Sponsor:

Laboratory of Movement, Condorcet, Tournai, Belgium

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

FEMALE

40-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Many obese individuals experience difficulties in executing household activities. In this study, we investigate the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) of obese vs. non-obese women, and the impact of obes...

Detailed Description

Methods: On 48 sedentary female subjects will be assessed by cardiorespiratory exercise testing with evaluation of peak oxygen uptake (⩒O2), heart rate (HR) and maximal cycling power output. Next, car...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Body Mass Index (BMI = weight in kilograms/(height in meters) x (height in meters)) as: healthy obese (OB group (OB); BMI between 30 to 39.9 kg.m-2; n = 20), and healthy non obese (NO group (NO); BMI between 18.5 to 24.9 kg.m-2; n = 28).

Exclusion

  • comorbidities (other than obesity) :
  • history of systemic hypertension or antihypertensive medication, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular or respiratory disease, systemic disease, smoking;
  • any drugs;
  • BMI \>40 kg.m-2;
  • having a regular physical activity.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 20 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03233061

Start Date

March 1 2017

End Date

July 20 2017

Last Update

August 1 2017

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LAboratoire de l'effort et du mouvement

Tournai, HAinaut, Belgium, 7500