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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00801645
Date of registration: 02/12/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University Hospital, Geneva
Public title: Effects of Exercise on Arterial Function and Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Pre-pubertal Obese Children
Scientific title: Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Arterial Function and Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Obese Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: August 2004
Target sample size: 67
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00801645
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Switzerland
Contacts
Name:     Maurice Beghetti, PD
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Affiliation:  Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Departement of Child and Adolescent, University Hospital, Geneva
Name:     Nathalie J Farpour-Lambert, MD
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Affiliation:  Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent, University Hospital, Geneva
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- obese children: Pre-pubertal (Tanner stage 1), BMI > 97th age- and gender-specific
percentile (Kromeyer-Hauschild et al. 2001).

- lean subjects: Pre-pubertal (Tanner stage 1), BMI > 10th and < 90th age- and
gender-specific percentile.

Exclusion Criteria:

- being involved in any weight control, physical activity, or behavioral therapy

- familial history of dyslipidemia or essential hypertension

- medications or hormones, which may influence cardiovascular function, body
composition, lipid or glucose metabolism

- orthopedic affection limiting physical activity

- genetic disorder or a chronic disease

- following a therapy for psychiatric problems



Age minimum: 6 Years
Age maximum: 11 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Obesity
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Exercise
Primary Outcome(s)
Arterial function [Time Frame: 0-3-6-24 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Body mass index [Time Frame: 0-3-6-24 months]
Cardiorespiratory fitness [Time Frame: 0-3-6-24 months]
Biological markers of endothelial function [Time Frame: 0-3-6-24 months]
Blood lipids [Time Frame: 0-3-6-24 months]
Body composition [Time Frame: 0-3-6-24 months]
High sensitive C-reactive protein [Time Frame: 0-3-6-24 months]
Resting and ambulatory blood pressure [Time Frame: 0-3-6-24 months]
Physical activity [Time Frame: 0-3-6-24 months]
Insulin resistance [Time Frame: 0-3-6-24 months]
Secondary ID(s)
SNF 3200B0-103853
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Swiss National Science Foundation
Ethics review
Results
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