MedTrace Logo

Aerobic Exercise Effects on Health Indicators in Obese Women at Dilla University

NCT06986915 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-05-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This clinical study examines how regular aerobic exercise affects the physical and mental health of obese adult women in Dilla, Ethiopia. Obesity is known to increase the risk of many health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, and emotional distress. Despite this, access to effective and affordable treatments can be limited in many low-resource settings. Physical activity, especially aerobic exercise like walking or jogging, is a simple and low-cost way to improve health. Still, more research is needed to understand its full benefits in specific populations.

The main goal of this study is to find out whether a structured aerobic exercise program can lead to improvements in three key areas:

Anthropometric measures, like weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference.

Biochemical markers - including blood sugar (glucose), cholesterol levels, and other signs of metabolic health.

Psychological well-being - including symptoms of stress, depression, and overall mood.

The study involved obese adult women who met the inclusion criteria. Participants will be asked to engage in a supervised aerobic exercise program for twelve weeks. Measurements will be taken before and after the program to assess effects on the participants' physical and mental health.

This study postulates that regular aerobic exercise increased performance significantly in body composition, blood test results, and psychological health among obese women.

This research is expected to provide valuable evidence that shows exercise as a non-drug, low-cost intervention to help manage obesity and its related complications. This is especially important for communities like Dilla, where access to medical treatment may be limited, but lifestyle-based solutions can be both practical and effective.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Aerobic exercise at moderate intensity level

The intervention involved supervised aerobic activity sessions. Every session contained: Warm-up (5-10 minutes): To get the body ready, do some light stretching and low-intensity exercises. The primary aerobic activity (30-45 minutes) should consist of moderately intense exercises that aim to reach 60-75% of the participant's maximal heart rate. Cool-down (5-10 minutes): Stretching and a gradual decrease in activity to aid in recuperation. This intervention's objective was to evaluate how moderately intense aerobic exercise affected the anthropometric (body weight, BMI), biochemical (blood sugar, cholesterol), and psychological well-being indicators in obese adult women.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dilla University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Addisalem Girma

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
38 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-12-05
Primary Completion
2020-02-11
Completion
2020-05-16

Countries

  • Ethiopia

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06986915 on ClinicalTrials.gov