Is High Intensity Interval Training Effective to Reduce the Waist Circumference and Fat Percentage at Trunk Region

NCT04860349 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: U/SERC/92/2021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Overweight is a risk factor for a number of non-communicable diseases, and this risk doubles, if an individual is physically inactive. Various exercise interventional protocols in the past have been reported on treating overweight and obesity which helps to decrease the different anthropometric variables. Despite all these protocols, obese and overweight do not seem to benefit greatly by these exercise training programs, as lack of time is thought to the main reason for not engaging in healthful physical exercise. Research evidence has proven that people with a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m2 and waist circumference of more than 102 cm have 2-fold higher risk of waking fewer steps daily. Although physical exercise is thought to be very helpful in regulating the body weight, it is very important to identify the type of physical activity to effectively manage overweight and obesity. Aerobic exercise namely high intensity interval training have been reported to reduce the body mass, fat%, and waist circumference. Investigators believe that high intensity interval training would help in controlling the various anthropometric variables namely the body mass index, waist circumference, and fat% in trunk region in physically inactive overweight adults.

Conditions

Overweight; Physically Inactive; Adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Body Mass Index

  Change from Baseline Body Mass Index at 4 weeks

• Waist Circumference

  Change from Baseline Waist Circumference at 4 weeks

• Fat Percentage at Trunk Region

  Change from Baseline Fat Percentage at Trunk Region at 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

High Intensity Interval Training

EXPERIMENTAL

20 minutes of High Intensity Interval Training for experimental group.

Other: High Intensity Interval Training

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention for the control group.

Interventions

High Intensity Interval Training OTHER

4-weeks of high intensity interval training, 3 sessions/week on alternate days. each session for 20 minutes, excluding the warm-up and cool-down.

High Intensity Interval Training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Either gender
• Aged 18-25 years
• Physically Inactive

You may not qualify if:

• Any medical condition that restrict the participants to participate in physical exercise
• Blood pressure of more than 140/90 mmHg
• Participants taking any medication that causes drowsiness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Kajang, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Overweight

Interventions

High-Intensity Interval Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 16, 2021
• First Posted: April 26, 2021
• Study Start: May 14, 2021
• Primary Completion: November 9, 2021
• Study Completion: November 9, 2021
• Last Updated: December 20, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-12

Locations

MY (1)