NCT06800872

Whole Body Vibration Effects on Energy Expenditure in Obese Adolescents

Effect of Body Vibration Sessions on Energy Expenditure at Rest and on Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal Parameters in Obese Boys Hospitalized for a Multidisciplinary Program of Integrated Metabolic Rehabilitation

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 13 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main aim of the present study is to evaluate in a group of adolescents with obesity, hospitalized for a period of integrated metabolic rehabilitation (calorie restriction, aerobic physical activity, psychological counseling, nutritional re-education) lasting 3 weeks, the effects produced from a period of training with vibration stimulation on vibration platforms (Whole Body Vibration Exercise \[WBVE\]) on the resting energy expenditure (REE), assessed through indirect calorimetry. The results will be compared with those obtained in a control group, subjected to integrated metabolic rehabilitation alone. Secondary aims of the study are to evaluate the effects of training with WBVE also on cardiovascular and musculoskeletal parameters, evaluated through specific functional tests, comparing them with those obtained in the control group.

Detailed description

The main aim of the present study is to evaluate in a group of adolescents with obesity, hospitalized for a period of integrated metabolic rehabilitation (calorie restriction, aerobic physical activity, psychological counseling, nutritional re-education) lasting 3 weeks, the effects produced from a period of training with vibration stimulation on vibration platforms (Whole Body Vibration Exercise \[WBVE\]) on the resting energy expenditure (REE), assessed through indirect calorimetry. The results will be compared with those obtained in a control group, subjected to integrated metabolic rehabilitation alone. Secondary aims of the study are to evaluate the effects of training with WBVE also on cardiovascular and musculoskeletal parameters, evaluated through specific functional tests, comparing them with those obtained in the control group.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation	Standard in-hospital protocol of multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation
OTHER	Multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation + training with WBVE	Standard in-hospital protocol of multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation + 24 sessions (2 sessions per day) of 30 minutes each of training on a vibration platform (WBVE)

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-07-17
• Primary completion: 2026-07-31
• Completion: 2026-07-31
• First posted: 2025-01-30
• Last updated: 2026-03-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy