Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Interactive Video Game Cycling on Obese Adolescent Health
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Diabetes Association
Conditions:
Overweight With Comorbidity
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-17 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Exercise is an important component in the treatment of of child obesity and associated medical conditions. However, one of the strongest predictors of non-compliance from exercise programs in obese yo...
Detailed Description
Background: Energy expenditure through exercise is important for weight loss and reduction of medical morbidity associated with adolescent obesity. However, attrition from aerobic exercise programs is...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- youth aged 12-17 years with BMI above 95th percentile for age and gender based on CDC growth chart data, OR
- BMI \> 85th percentile for age and gender with one of the following:
- elevated fasting glucose or 2 hour OGTT (indicative of impaired glucose tolerance)
- elevated fasting triglycerides, LDL-C, reduced HDL-C
- total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio \> 90th percentile
- elevated fasting insulin
- Blood pressure \> 90th percentile
- 1st degree relative with Type II diabetes or cardiovascular disease
- Willingness to follow protocol and sign informed assent and consent
Exclusion
- Did not have a medical condition that altered intestinal absorption
- Did not influence response to activity intervention or make vigorous exercise dangerous - such as
- type 1 diabetes mellitus
- inflammatory bowel disease,
- severe arthritis/asthma,
- congestive heart failure,
- pulmonary disease,
- systemic hypertension,
- acute renal disease
- other illness assessed by the study physician making participation inadvisable
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00983970
Start Date
May 1 2007
End Date
March 1 2009
Last Update
September 24 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Hospital Of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1