Perception of Physical Exertion in Healthy Weight and Obese Adolescents

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Physiological Response to Exercise, Perception of Exercise Difficulty

In brief

Little is known regarding the relationship between perceived and physiological exertion in adolescents. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between physiological and perceptual markers of effort during exercise and the relationship of these markers to other health-related behaviors in healthy weight and obese adolescents.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01695785

Run by

University of Vermont

People needed

40

Starts

2012-06-01

Expected to finish

2016-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-09-10

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy weight (>5th-85th BMI percentile) or obese (>95th BMI percentile)
• male and female adolescents, 13-18 years
• Approval to participate in a submaximal and maximal treadmill test received from the adolescent's pediatrician.

You may not qualify if…

• Underweight (<5th BMI percentile)
• overweight (85 - <95th BMI percentile)
• evidence/reporting of significant cardiovascular disease, cardiac arrhythmias, liver disease, or the chronic use of medications including diuretics, steroids and adrenergic-stimulating agents.
• Adolescents with emotional problems such as clinical depression or other diagnosed psychological condition and currently use prescription medication for psychological conditions.
• Approval to participate in a submaximal and maximal treadmill test from the adolescent's pediatrician not obtained

Where it is running

• University of Vermont — Burlington, Vermont, United States

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