Effect of Aerobic Exercise and Mediterranean Diet on Obese Patients
Combined Effect of Aerobic Exercise and Mediterranean Diet on Inflammatory Markers and Quality of Life in Obese Patients
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interventional
60
1 country
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Brief Summary
All study group patients performed aerobic exercise on a treadmill. approved by the American College of Sports Medicine. Both groups received a Mediterranean diet for 12 weeks tailored according to patients' caloric needs
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable obesity
Started Oct 2023
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2025
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 23, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 4, 2025
CompletedJune 4, 2025
May 1, 2025
1.6 years
May 23, 2025
May 31, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Short Form Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36)
To measure the health related quality of life (HRQOL)in obese patient. SF-36 (version 2.0) is a 36-item measure of generic HRQOL in which 35 questions are transformed into eight dimensions; physical functioning, role limitation to physical problems, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role limitations to emotional problems, and mental health Scores on all eight dimensions range from zero to 100, where higher scores represent better HRQOL
12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Laboratory Measurements
12 weeks
Blood Pressure Measures
12 weeks
body weight
12 weeks
height
12 weeks
waist and hip circumferences
12 weeks
Study Arms (2)
study group
EXPERIMENTALaerobic exercise program and Mediterranean diet
control group
ACTIVE COMPARATORMediterranean diet
Interventions
All study group patients performed aerobic exercise on a treadmill. approved by the American College of Sports Medicine.
received a Mediterranean diet for 12 weeks tailored according to patients caloric needs
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Obese patients with BMI ranged from 30-39.9 kg/m 2.
- Their age was from 35 to 45 years old.
- Both genders.
- Stable vital signs (blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature)
- Abdominal obesity measurements according to American heart association)
- Obese patients have one or more abnormal value of lipids profile.
- All patients with sedentary life style.
- All patients had insulin resistance
You may not qualify if:
- Rheumatic, neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, lung problems, malignant tumors, and undiagnosed fever, which would prevent them from participating in aerobic exercises.
- Knee injury or knee surgery during the past six month or having a history of joint replacement or fracture or hereditary or acquired musculoskeletal disorders in lower limb.
- Major vision disorders.
- Drugs that would affect metabolism or balance.
- Assistive devices for walking.
- Pregnancy or breast feeding, and post-partum 12 months.
- Abdominal or rectal anus surgery.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Cairo Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Faculty of Physical Therapy
Cairo, Egypt
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
mai salah, master
faculty of physical Cairo university
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- principal investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 23, 2025
First Posted
June 4, 2025
Study Start
October 1, 2023
Primary Completion
May 1, 2025
Study Completion
May 1, 2025
Last Updated
June 4, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-05