Aerobic Exercise and Body Composition in Overweight and Obese Boys.

NCT07586579 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: Sriwijaya University070/0886/DISDIK/2024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Overweight and obesity are unhealthy fat accumulations. children aged 2-18 are deemed overweight if their body mass index (BMI)/Age is ≥ 85th - \<95th percentile and obese if \>95th percentile. BMI measures obesity but not body fat. Lean and fat mass are not distinguished by BMI. Body composition includes total fat, fat-free mass, bone mineral, and water. Obese children have more body fat, lean body mass, bone mineral, and body water but lower lean body mass. aerobic physical exercise changes the body composition of children with overweight and obesity, but research on the effect of aerobic exercise on all body composition variables in Indonesia has never been done, so researchers will investigate its effects.

Conditions

Overweight and Obesity; Body Composition; Body Fat; Body Water; Bone Mass; Lean Body Mass

Keywords

children; obesity; physical exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Body Fat

  Body fat percentage was measured using TANITA BC-545N bioelectrical impedance analysis.

  Baseline, Month 1, Month 2, Month 3

• Lean Body Mass

  Lean body mass percentage was measured using TANITA BC-545N bioelectrical impedance analysis.

  Baseline, Month 1, Month 2, Month 3

• Body Water

  Body water percentage was measured using TANITA BC-545N bioelectrical impedance analysis.

  Baseline, Month 1, Month 2, Month 3

• Bone mass

  Bone mass percentage was measured using TANITA BC-545N bioelectrical impedance analysis.

  Baseline, Month 1, Month 2, Month 3

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention group received a series of aerobic exercises led by licensed instructors which consisted of three exercises per week (on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) for 30 minutes each (from 7-7.30 A.M.). Total number of aerobic exercise was 36 sessions that completed in three consecutive months. Participants who missed one training session would be replaced on another day.

Procedure: aerobic exercise

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Routine gymnastic exercise as part of school activity.

Interventions

aerobic exercise PROCEDURE

Intervention group received a series of aerobic exercises led by licensed instructors which consisted of three exercises per week (on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) for 30 minutes each (from 7-7.30 A.M.). Total number of aerobic exercise was 36 sessions that completed in three consecutive months. Participants who missed one training session would be replaced on another day. Meanwhile, control group did not received the exercise programme, but they could have routine gymnastic exercise once a week as part of school activity.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 12 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: We studied only male school students to avoid measurement bias, since the body composition differs between male and female.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may not qualify if:

• Students on special diets and have medical reasons for limiting physical activity were excluded

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitas Sriwijaya: lead

Study Sites (1)

Muhammadiyah Elementary Schools

Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Wyszynska J, Matlosz P, Szybisty A, Lenik P, Deren K, Mazur A, Herbert J. Obesity and Body Composition in Preschool Children with Different Levels of Actigraphy-Derived Physical Activity-A Cross-Sectional Study. J Clin Med. 2020 Apr 23;9(4):1210. doi: 10.3390/jcm9041210.

  PMID: 32340122 BACKGROUND

• Oktaviani S, Mizutani M, Nishide R, Tanimura S. Factors associated with overweight/obesity of children aged 6-12 years in Indonesia. BMC Pediatr. 2023 Sep 25;23(1):484. doi: 10.1186/s12887-023-04321-6.

  PMID: 37749512 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Overweight; Obesity; Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Consultant in Pediatric Nutrition

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 22, 2025
• First Posted: May 14, 2026
• Study Start: September 13, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 22, 2024
• Study Completion: December 27, 2024
• Last Updated: May 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

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