Effect of Hula Hooping as Compared to Walking on Adipose Tissue Distribution, Metabolic Parameters and Adipose Tissue Gene Expression

NCT ID: NCT01913171

Last Updated: 2013-07-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

53 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-11-30

Study Completion Date

2012-03-31

Brief Summary

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o determine effects of hula-hooping on android obesity, metabolic parameters and adipose tissue (AT) gene expression.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Android Obesity, Metabolic Parameters and Adipose Tissue (AT) Gene Expression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Walking

WALK. The participants were instructed to walk daily, at first week 12minutes/day, week II 16mins/day, week III 20mins/day, week IV 24 mins/day, week V 28mins/day, week VI 32mins/day at a pace that would moderately increase heart rate and result in sweating

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Hula-hooping

HULA. The participants were instructed to hula hoop daily, at first week 6minutes/day, week II 8mins/day, week III 10mins/day, week IV 12 mins/day, week V 14mins/day, week VI 16mins/day

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age between 18 and 70 years
* central adiposity as measured by the waist circumference (\>80 cm in females and \>94 cm in males) (9)
* ability to hula-hoop for a minimum of 2 minutes and to have the necessary space available for this activity either at home or at work
* ability to communicate meaningfully with the investigator and legal competence to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* clinical or biochemical evidence of disease other than obesity as judged by history, physical examination and standard laboratory tests
* excessive use of alcohol, i.e., over 20 g/day
* use of medications known to affect glucose or lipid metabolism and
* pregnancy or lactation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Helsinki

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sanja Sadevirta

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki

Helsinki, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

References

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Lahelma M, Sadevirta S, Lallukka-Bruck S, Sevastianova K, Mustelin L, Gylling H, Rockette-Wagner B, Kriska AM, Yki-Jarvinen H. Effects of Weighted Hula-Hooping Compared to Walking on Abdominal Fat, Trunk Muscularity, and Metabolic Parameters in Overweight Subjects: A Randomized Controlled Study. Obes Facts. 2019;12(4):385-396. doi: 10.1159/000500572. Epub 2019 Jun 19.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31216547 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HULA233401

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

HULA 233401

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id