Is High Intensity Interval Training Effective to Reduce the Waist Circumference and Fat Percentage at Trunk Region

Sponsor

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT04860349

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

5.9

Actual Duration (Months)

5.1

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Overweight is a risk factor for a number of non-communicable diseases, and this risk doubles, if an individual is physically inactive. Various exercise interventional protocols in the past have been reported on treating overweight and obesity which helps to decrease the different anthropometric variables. Despite all these protocols, obese and overweight do not seem to benefit greatly by these exercise training programs, as lack of time is thought to the main reason for not engaging in healthful physical exercise. Research evidence has proven that people with a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m2 and waist circumference of more than 102 cm have 2-fold higher risk of waking fewer steps daily. Although physical exercise is thought to be very helpful in regulating the body weight, it is very important to identify the type of physical activity to effectively manage overweight and obesity. Aerobic exercise namely high intensity interval training have been reported to reduce the body mass, fat%, and waist circumference. Investigators believe that high intensity interval training would help in controlling the various anthropometric variables namely the body mass index, waist circumference, and fat% in trunk region in physically inactive overweight adults.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Overweight Physically Inactive Adults	Other: High Intensity Interval Training	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

30 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Effects of High Intensity Interval Training on Waist Circumference and Fat Percentage at Trunk Region Among Physically Inactive Overweight Young Adults

Actual Study Start Date :

May 14, 2021

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Nov 9, 2021

Actual Study Completion Date :

Nov 9, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: High Intensity Interval Training 20 minutes of High Intensity Interval Training for experimental group.	Other: High Intensity Interval Training 4-weeks of high intensity interval training, 3 sessions/week on alternate days. each session for 20 minutes, excluding the warm-up and cool-down.
No Intervention: Control No intervention for the control group.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: High Intensity Interval Training

20 minutes of High Intensity Interval Training for experimental group.

Other: High Intensity Interval Training

4-weeks of high intensity interval training, 3 sessions/week on alternate days. each session for 20 minutes, excluding the warm-up and cool-down.

No Intervention: Control

No intervention for the control group.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Body Mass Index [Change from Baseline Body Mass Index at 4 weeks]
Waist Circumference [Change from Baseline Waist Circumference at 4 weeks]
Fat Percentage at Trunk Region [Change from Baseline Fat Percentage at Trunk Region at 4 weeks]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Either gender
Aged 18-25 years
Physically Inactive

Exclusion Criteria:

Any medical condition that restrict the participants to participate in physical exercise
Blood pressure of more than 140/90 mmHg
Participants taking any medication that causes drowsiness

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman	Kajang	Selangor	Malaysia	43000

Sponsors and Collaborators

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Imtiyaz Ali Mir, Principal Investigator, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04860349

Other Study ID Numbers:

U/SERC/92/2021

First Posted:

Apr 26, 2021

Last Update Posted:

Dec 20, 2021

Last Verified:

Dec 1, 2021

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Overweight

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 20, 2021