The Relationship Between Activity Energy Expenditure and Body Composition in School-age Children

NCT02107508 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: XHEC-C-2013-021
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 62
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Obesity is increasing rapidly all over the world not only in adults but also among children. As a modifiable component of total energy expenditure (TEE) ,the amount of energy expended during physical activity plays an important role in preventing weight gain. Decreased physical activity, coupled with an over-consumption of calories, lead to the change of body composition by storing energy as fat.Although several studies have simultaneously examined body composition with energy expenditure the independent roles of body composition with activity energy expenditure (AEE) are less firmly established. It's suspected shrewdly that energy expenditure is partly influenced by the body composition. The aim of the study is to examine the relation of AEE with body composition in a population of school-age children.

Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Keywords

activity energy expenditure; body composition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• body composition

  Each participant will be weighted while wearing light clothing, after fasting for at least 4 hours and emptying the bladder. Body composition, such as body weight, fat mass(FM), fat percentage (FAT%) and free fat mass (FFM) will be measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis(BIA) with Inbody 720 (Biospace, Seoul, South Korea).Body composition measurement will be compared between the normal weight group and overweight/obesity group.

  up to 30 days after participating in the study

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• activity energy expenditure (AEE)

  up to 30 days after participating in the study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children in Shanghai

You may qualify if:

• Children in Shanghai

You may not qualify if:

• cardiovascular disease
• asthma
• severe disease conditions such as cancer and renal failure
• taking steroids (corticosteroids) or antidepressants

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Huijuan Ruan: lead

Study Sites (1)

Xinhua Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200092, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Qingya Tang, M.D.

  Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: M.D.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 3, 2014
• First Posted: April 8, 2014
• Study Start: January 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2015
• Study Completion: January 1, 2016
• Last Updated: July 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Locations

CN (1)