Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05854797 |
Other study ID # |
REC/01412 SADIA MUNAWAR |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
October 28, 2022 |
Est. completion date |
June 8, 2023 |
Study information
Verified date |
July 2023 |
Source |
Riphah International University |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to see the comparison of normal walking vs brisk walking
on body fat, hypertension, diabetes, and level of happiness in over-weight adults. The main
question it aims to answer is:
Will there be a difference between the effectiveness of normal walking and brisk walking on
improving body fat, hypertension, diabetes, and level of happiness in over-weight adults..
The participants will be divided into two groups; group A and group B. Group A will perform
normal walk and Group B will perform brisk walk.
Description:
In the modern times, despite the fact that the benefits of regular physical activity are
widely known, the choice of a sedentary lifestyle is increasing in prevalence. With the help
of simple and natural movements, walking is considered as a moderate level of workout
intensity that promotes a long and healthy lifespan. Meanwhile, it provides the added
advantage to individuals by reducing chances of injury, making it an excellent choice for
middle-aged and elderly individuals. Walking tends to be the widely preferred choice of most
diabetic patients worldwide for improving glycemic control. Moghetti et al. showed the
correlation between walking and type 2 diabetes in their recent research where they employed
meta-analysis (supported with short and long term RCTs) to prove that sufficient amount of
walking can lead to improved levels of HbA1c. Walking can improve functional capacity of
people with T2DM and cast favorable impacts on chronic complications of diabetes The research
carried out to advocate strong relation between walking and healthy lifestyle is widely
available to us. However, it mainly focuses on elderly people (with age above 60) instead of
young and middle-aged people who have been equally pushed at the verge of risks to develop
obesity, cardiovascular diseases and T2D due to astonishingly common sedentary lifestyle
prevailing in today's world. Also, it is limited in terms of defined intensities for walking
and their comparison for guiding an appropriate course of action for obese or hypertensive
adults. Therefore, this research will evaluate and compare the impacts of normal and brisk
walking on middle-aged people struggling with diabetes, hypertension, obesity or other
cardiovascular diseases. Also, it will define the basis for a well-informed and focussed
approach to enhance quality of life in adults.