NCT02325804

Effect of Specific Diet and Physical Activity on Weight and/or Fat Loss

Effect of Specific Diet and Circuit-based Exercise on Weight and/or Fat Loss

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Slovak Academy of Sciences · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The main purpose of this study is to assess metabolic effects (decreased amount of body fat content, insulin sensitivity and lipid profile improvement) of weight loss intervention based on specific life style counseling (low calorie "metabolic stairs" diet and circuit-based exercise in a comparison to conventional diet and exercise. The main hypothesis is that more significant beneficial metabolic effects will have specific life style counseling effect than conventional diet and exercise. The main purpose of this study is to assess above mentioned metabolic changes before and after 6-8 weeks of weight loss intervention. The investigators will also study the following: 1. The impact of life style counseling induced weight and/or fat loss on physical fitness 2. The impact of life style counseling induced weight and/or fat loss on metabolic parameters (e.g. insulin sensitivity, lipid profile, ect.)

Detailed description

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Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle Counseling	In both arms life style counseling: Low calorie diet- 30% reduction of weight maintenance calories (TDEE); and recommended moderate exercise 3 times per week 45 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-12-01
• Primary completion: 2023-03-01
• Completion: 2023-03-01
• First posted: 2014-12-25
• Last updated: 2023-04-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Slovakia