Whole Body Vibration Effects on Energy Expenditure in Obese Adolescents

NCT06800872 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 01C413
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main aim of the present study is to evaluate in a group of adolescents with obesity, hospitalized for a period of integrated metabolic rehabilitation (calorie restriction, aerobic physical activity, psychological counseling, nutritional re-education) lasting 3 weeks, the effects produced from a period of training with vibration stimulation on vibration platforms (Whole Body Vibration Exercise \[WBVE\]) on the resting energy expenditure (REE), assessed through indirect calorimetry. The results will be compared with those obtained in a control group, subjected to integrated metabolic rehabilitation alone. Secondary aims of the study are to evaluate the effects of training with WBVE also on cardiovascular and musculoskeletal parameters, evaluated through specific functional tests, comparing them with those obtained in the control group.

Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

Resting energy expenditure; Body vibration; Body composition; Functional tests

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Resting energy expenditure

  Resting energy expenditure assessed through indirect calorimetry.

  At baseline and after 3 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control group

EXPERIMENTAL

14 boys with obesity: standard in-hospital protocol of multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation

Other: Multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

14 boys with obesity: standard in-hospital protocol of multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation + 24 sessions (2 sessions per day) of 30 minutes each of training on a vibration platform.

Other: Multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation + training with WBVE

Interventions

Multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation OTHER

Standard in-hospital protocol of multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation

Control group

Multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation + training with WBVE OTHER

Standard in-hospital protocol of multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation + 24 sessions (2 sessions per day) of 30 minutes each of training on a vibration platform (WBVE)

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male sex
• Age range 13-18 years
• Obesity (Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score \> 2)
• Hospitalization for a multidisciplinary program of integrated metabolic rehabilitation at the Division of Auxology, S. Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Piancavallo, Italy

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of cardiovascular, psychiatric, and musculoskeletal pathologies
• Absence of signed written consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istituto Auxologico Italiano: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Site Piancavallo

Oggebbio, Verbania, 28824, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Central Study Contacts

Alessandro Sartorio, MD

CONTACT

+390261911; sartorio@auxologico.it

Luca Grappiolo, Dr.

CONTACT

+390261911; luca.grappiolo@auxologico.it

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 24, 2025
• First Posted: January 30, 2025
• Study Start: July 17, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 31, 2026
• Last Updated: March 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Locations

IT (1)