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Impact of resistance training in prepubertal children with obesity focusing mostly in changes in body composition and markers of insulin resistance.
Hypothesis is that this will show positive changes in this randomized controlled trial.
24 obese prepubertal obese children randomized to either resistance training program or usual care for 12 weeks. Baseline blood profiles and DEXA scans done before and after 12 weeks of training with the help of kinesiology graduates from Concordia University kinesiology department.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| RT | Experimental | resistance training |
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| Routine care | No Intervention | General counseling on increasing physical exercise |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| resistance training | Behavioral | 2 times a week resistance training |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in body composition as per DEXA scans | 12 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in insulin resistance as per HOMA score | 12 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Laurent Legault, MD | Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Montreal Children's Hospital | Montreal | Quebec | H3H 1P3 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D063766 | Pediatric Obesity |
| D007333 | Insulin Resistance |
| D009765 | Obesity |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D050177 | Overweight |
| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D001835 | Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D006946 | Hyperinsulinism |
| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D055070 | Resistance Training |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005081 | Exercise Therapy |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D000359 | Aftercare |
| D003266 | Continuity of Patient Care |
| D005791 | Patient Care |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D064797 | Physical Conditioning, Human |
| D015444 | Exercise |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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