Coronary Artery Disease Risk High Clinical Trial
Official title:
FITT Exercise Counseling With Interactive Accelerometry and Physical Activity in Adolescents at Increased Risk of Early Cardiovascular Disease: A Pilot Study
This pilot study seeks to compare the change in energy expenditure and fitness levels of
patients seen in the Children's Hospital Preventive Cardiology program receiving standard of
care provider exercise counseling to similar patients receiving Frequency, Intensity, Time,
Type (FITT) exercise prescription and counseling combined with BodyMedia supported by an
online interactive tool.
The investigators primary hypothesis is that this interactive technology coupled with support
from a exercise specialist will increase the energy expenditure of the investigators patients
over standard of care provider counseling.
The investigators Secondary hypotheses include greater improvement in measured physical
fitness Peak oxygen consumption (VO2max), oxygen consumption (VO2) at anaerobic threshold
(AT) and ventilation/carbon dioxide (VE/VCO2) slope, lipid profiles, blood pressure, arterial
stiffness, body mass index (BMI), BMI percentile, and self-efficacy in the intervention group
compared to control.
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