NCT01174485

Brief Summary

Liposuction is the most popular aesthetic surgery in Brasil and worldwide. Evidence showing that adipose tissue is a metabolically active tissue led to the suggestion that liposuction could be a viable method for the improvement of metabolic profile through the immediate loss of adipose tissue. Studies about the effects of liposuction on metabolic profile are conflicting. A few studies report the improvement of insulin sensitivity, inflammatory markers and lipid profile, others observe no changes and a few report the worsening of metabolic profile. In addition, animal studies show a compensatory growth of intact adipose tissue in response to lipectomy. Physical exercise improves insulin sensitivity, lipid profile, inflammatory balance, adipose tissue distribution and increases or preserves free fat mass. Therefore, liposuction and physical exercise seem to act on similar tissues of the body. To the investigators knowledge, there are no studies about the associated effects of liposuction and exercise in humans. However, one can suggest that exercise training associated with liposuction could: \[1\] attenuate or block the possible fat recovery or compensatory growth; \[2\] block or reverse the possible harmful effects of liposuction; or \[3\] exert an additive or synergistic effect to the possible beneficial effects induced by liposuction on metabolic and hormonal profile and inflammatory balance.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for early_phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2010

Shorter than P25 for early_phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 25, 2010

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2010

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 3, 2010

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

May 13, 2011

Status Verified

April 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

June 25, 2010

Last Update Submit

May 11, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

Liposuctionexercisemetabolismadiposity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Body composition

    Body composition will be assessed by hydrostatic weighing in order to measure fat and lean mass and by computer tomography, in order to measure abdominal total, subcutaneous and visceral fat areas and femoral and pelvic subcutaneous fat areas.

    2 months post-intervention

  • Body composition

    Body composition will be assessed by hydrostatic weighing in order to measure fat and lean mass and by computer tomography, in order to measure abdominal total, subcutaneous and visceral fat areas and femoral and pelvic subcutaneous fat areas.

    6 months post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Insulin Sensitivity

    2 months post-intervention

  • Total cholesterol, LDL-c, HDL-c, VLDL-c and triacylglycerol plasma levels

    2 months post-intervention

  • Cytokine plasma levels - IL-6, TNF-alpha, IL-10, leptin and adiponectin levels

    2 months post-intervention

  • Insulin Sensitivity

    6 months post-intervention

  • Total cholesterol, LDL-c, HDL-c, VLDL-c and triacylglycerol plasma levels

    6 months post-intervention

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

exercise plus liposuction

Procedure: exercise

sedentary

NO INTERVENTION

physical inactivity plus liposuction

Interventions

exercisePROCEDURE

combined resistance and aerobic training

exercise

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 36 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • to 35-year old healthy subjects with a BMI of 22 to 28 Kg/m2;
  • Non-smokers;
  • Present stable body weight for 6 months (without variations exceeding 4 kg);
  • Be in use contraceptive pill for at least 6 months;

You may not qualify if:

  • Health problems that impede surgery or exercise training;
  • Be in chronic use of antibiotics or antiinflammatory medication.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Escola de Educação Física e Esporte da Universidade de São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-900, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Benatti F, Solis M, Artioli G, Montag E, Painelli V, Saito F, Baptista L, Costa LA, Neves R, Seelaender M, Ferriolli E, Pfrimer K, Lima F, Roschel H, Gualano B, Lancha A Jr. Liposuction induces a compensatory increase of visceral fat which is effectively counteracted by physical activity: a randomized trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jul;97(7):2388-95. doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-1012. Epub 2012 Apr 26.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor ActivityObesity

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

BehaviorOverweightOvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

  • Antonio H Lancha Jr, PhD

    University of Sao Paulo

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
early phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 25, 2010

First Posted

August 3, 2010

Study Start

August 1, 2010

Primary Completion

April 1, 2011

Study Completion

April 1, 2011

Last Updated

May 13, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-04

Locations