Whole Body Vibration Effects on Energy Expenditure in Obese Adolescents

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06800872

Run by

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

People needed

28

Starts

2024-07-17

Expected to finish

2026-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-30

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 18. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male sex
• Age range 13-18 years
• Obesity (Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score > 2)
• Hospitalization for a multidisciplinary program of integrated metabolic rehabilitation at the Division of Auxology, S. Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Piancavallo, Italy

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of cardiovascular, psychiatric, and musculoskeletal pathologies
• Absence of signed written consent

Where it is running

• Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Site Piancavallo — Oggebbio, Verbania, Italy (enrolling)

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