High-intensity Exercise Training or Multidisciplinary Treatment in Extremely Obese Adolescents

NCT00682266 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2012-01-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of a multidisciplinary approach and intensity-controlled interval training on cardiovascular risk factors in overweight adolescents

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

intensity controlled interval training (AIT)

4 x 4 min intervals at 90% of maximal heart rate, each interval separated by 3 min at 70%, twice a week for 3 months

BEHAVIORAL

Multidisciplinary approach (MTG)

exercise, dietary and psychological advice, twice a month for 12 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rønnaug Ødegård, Dr.med · St. Olavs Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-29
Primary Completion
2007-10-31
Completion
2008-03-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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