Strength Training for Men Living With Obesity

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Potential Benefits of Strength Training for Men Living With Obesity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04680455
• Other study ID #: UNew Brunswick
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 22, 2020
• Est. completion date: January 5, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: November 2021
• Source: University of New Brunswick
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Emerging evidence suggests that alternative obesity management strategies need to address barriers to engaging with regular physical activity to adopt healthier lifestyles. It is hypothesized that more men living with obesity who are exposed to an online home-based circuit strength training for 12 weeks will be more physically active, 34 weeks after the intervention compared with people who are not exposed to the program.

Description:

Sixty men (age ≥ 18 years; body fat % ≥ 25) were randomly assigned to the intervention group (N=30) or the control condition (N=30) for 12 weeks. The intervention group did the online delivered circuit training, three sessions in a week. Adherence to the weekly physical activity guidelines was evaluated 46 weeks after being enrolled in the program using a heart rate tracker and an exercise log. Most variables (anthropometrics, body composition, resting heart rate, blood pressure, lipids profile, glucose) were measured at baseline and after 12, 24, and 46 weeks. Aerobic fitness and comfort with technology were measured at baseline. Perceived benefits/barriers of participation in exercise were captured at baseline and 12 weeks.

More participants in the intervention group adhered to the physical activity guidelines compared to the control group at 46 weeks (intervention 36.8% vs control 5.3%; p=0.021). However, the intervention group did not improve their health outcomes after 12, 24, and 46 weeks. Fewer barriers were reported after 12-week for the intervention group (p=0.02).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: January 5, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: May 23, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• men

• Body fat% of 25% or more

• Not reaching physical activity guidelines (150 min of moderate to vigorous intensity of aerobic exercises + two sessions of resistance training)

• being able to do weight training

Exclusion Criteria:

• Taking medications that can cause to change in heart rate

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity

Intervention

Other:
• Online home-based strength training
Body weight exercises (i.e., squats, tricep dips, lunges, and push-ups) delivered online through Teams

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	University of New Brunswick	Fredericton	New Brunswick

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of New Brunswick

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physical activity Level	Adherence to the both components of the physical activity guidelines	48 weeks
Secondary	Cardiorespiratory fitness	Maximum volume of oxygen consumption (Vo2peak)	Baseline
Secondary	BMI	Anthropometrics	46 weeks
Secondary	Waist circumference	Anthropometrics	46 weeks
Secondary	Body fat percentage	Body composition	46 weeks
Secondary	Muscle mass	Body composition	46 weeks
Secondary	Metabolic profile	High density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein, triglyceride, resting heart rate, blood pressure	46 weeks