NCT03975244

Semi-supervised Exercise Program Before Bariatric Surgery

Effects of Exercise on Body Composition, Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Surgery Complications in Bariatric Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hospital General Universitario Elche · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: Patients awaiting bariatric surgery, apart from suffering higher BMI, show a large number of comorbidities and a low physical fitness. These factors are associated with a longer surgery time, a longer hospital stay and a greater number of operative complications. To reduce these disadvantages, a nutritional intervention is performed to reduce total weight and the comorbidities associated with obesity prior to surgery. However, the prescription of an exercise program, which can be an effective tool to improve these factors, is not usually part of the usual care of these patients. Objective: To know the effects of a semi-supervised exercise program on body composition, cardiovascular risk factors and operative complications in bariatric patients. Methods: Approximately 3 months before surgery, 60 patients awaiting bariatric surgery will be recruited. Patients will be randomized into two groups: a) an experimental group (n = 30); b) a control group (n = 30). The experimental group will perform a semi-supervised exercise program, while the control group will only perform the corresponding evaluations. Both groups will be assessed for body composition, cardiovascular risk factors, physical condition, quality of life and physical activity levels at the beginning and at the end of the intervention. In addition, surgery time, hospital length of stay and operative complications will be evaluated in both groups.

Conditions

• Morbid Obesity
• Exercise
• Bariatric Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise program	Twelve-week of semi-supervised exercise program. The exercise program will combine resistance and endurance training. Both the volume and intensity of training will start at moderate intensity, and progressively be increased at higher volumes and intensities.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-09-01
• Primary completion: 2020-07-31
• Completion: 2020-11-30
• First posted: 2019-06-05
• Last updated: 2019-06-05