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Training Induced Reduction of Lower-limb Joint Loads During Locomotion in Obese Children

NCT02545764 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2018-07-17

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Summary

Childhood obesity is one of the most critical and accelerating health challenges throughout the world. It is a major risk factor for developing varus/valgus misalignments of the knee joint. The combination of misalignment at the knee and excess body mass may result in increased joint stress and damage to articular cartilage. A training programme, which aims at developing a more neutral alignment of the trunk and lower limbs during movement tasks may be able to reduce knee loading during locomotion. Despite the large number of guidelines for muscle strength training and neuromuscular exercises that exists, most are not specifically designed to target the obese children and adolescent demographic.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a training programme which combines strength and neuromuscular exercises specifically designed to the needs and limitations of obese children and adolescents and analyse the effects of the training programme from a biomechanical and clinical point of view.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics

Interventions

OTHER

Strength and neuromuscular exercise programme

12 weeks strength and neuromuscular exercise programme for the lower extremity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Vienna

    collaborator OTHER

  • Medical University of Vienna

    collaborator OTHER

  • Danube University Krems

    collaborator OTHER

  • St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-05-31

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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