A Comparison of Activities of Daily Living, Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Obese and Healthy Adolescents

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Comparison of Activities of Daily Living, Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Obese and Healthy Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04201158
• Other study ID #: GO19/60
• Status: Completed
• Start date: June 15, 2019
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2020
• Source: Hacettepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

It is known that activities of daily living, physical fitness, exercise capacity and quality of life are affected by the obesity. It is aimed to determine the effects obesity on daily living activities, physical fitness, exercise capacity and quality of life in obese adolescents compared to healthy subjects in this study. The relationship between these parameters and the activities of daily living which are less studied in obese adolescents will be evaluated.

Description:

Obesity among children, adolescents and adults has emerged as one of the most serious public health problems in the 21st century. There has been a significant decrease in the exercise capacity, physical fitness and activities of daily living of children and adolescents with the increase in the prevalence of obesity over the last decade. Obesity can cause not only health problems but also psychological effects. This situation have negative effects on the quality of life. The effect of these parameters on healthy individuals and obese adolescents will be demonstrated by this study and will guide the rehabilitation of obese adolescents.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 32
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 10 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy group:

• Being normal weight according to BMI reference system,

• Being between the ages of 10-18 and volunteer to participate in the research,

• Being able to walk and cooperate

Obese Group:

• Obesity diagnosis according to BMI reference system,

• Being between the ages of 10-18 and volunteer to participate in the research,

• Being able to walk and cooperate.

Exclusion Criteria:

Healthy Group:

• Comorbidities that may affect exercise performance and other physical tests,

• Having cardiovascular problems, musculoskeletal and neurological disease,

• Having cognitive or motor limitation or other chronic diseases.

Obese Group:

• Having a neurological disease or other clinical diagnosis that may affect cognitive status,

• Having musculoskeletal and neurological diseases, symptomatic heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, hypertension and malignant disease that may affect exercise performance,

• Using medication that affects appetite and weight.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy
• Obesity, Childhood
• Pediatric Obesity

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Exercise Capacity
Modified Shuttle Walk Test

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Hacettepe University	Ankara	Samanpazari

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Modified shuttle walk test.	Maximal exercise capacity	February 2019-February 2020
Secondary	Waist circumference, Abdominal circumference, Ratio of waist to hip	Antropometric measurements	February 2019-February 2020
Secondary	Hand grip strength by hand dynamometer (Jamar).	Peripheral Muscle Strength	February 2019-February 2020
Secondary	the Glittre Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Test.	Activities of daily living	February 2019-February 2020
Secondary	the Munich Physical Fitness Test-MFT	Physical Fitness	February 2019-February 2020
Secondary	Modified push-ups, shuttles and squats as possible for 30 seconds	Peripheral muscle endurance	February 2019-February 2020
Secondary	The Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI)	Quality of Life	February 2019-February 2020