Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Abdominal Fat Loss

NCT ID: NCT03700827

Last Updated: 2021-10-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 18 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-05-01

Brief Summary

Study the effects of different exercise modes on total and regional adiposity variation in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue (VAT and SAT). The investigators hypothesize that total abdominal will improve for all the exercise groups compared to the control group. When comparing intervention groups: 1) no differences on the degree of improvement in total abdominal fat depots (VAT and SAT) 2) different degree of change when comparing specific sections at VAT and SAT are expected.

Conditions

Obesity, Abdominal

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Resistance Training Group

Resistance training will consist of 3 whole body circuits per week for 3 weeks lasting approximately 1 hour per session. All major muscle groups will be involved (leg press, bent-over-row, bench press, back squat, dumbbell jump squats, dead-lifts, and weighted abdominal crunches). Each participant will go through each circuit three times with 30 seconds between each exercise and 2 minutes between each set.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Resistance Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

High-intensity Resistance Training Group

Aerobic Training Group

Aerobic interval training will consist of 3 sessions/week for 3 weeks for approximately 45-50 minutes per session depending on exercise energy expenditure. There will be two periods of intervals. The first period will be 3 minutes of high-intensity activity and the second period will be reduced to moderate-intensity for 2 minutes. The speed/incline will change depending on the participants perception or Borg's rating of perceived exertion. Intensity will be measured using Lactate levels after each session.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Aerobic Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Aerobic Interval Training Group

Control Group

The control group must attend sessions but will not exercise.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Resistance Training

High-intensity Resistance Training Group

Intervention Type: OTHER

Aerobic Training

Aerobic Interval Training Group

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 30 - 39.9 kg/m2 BMI
• White/Caucasian
• Female
• Sedentary

Exclusion Criteria

• Known cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic disease
• Pregnant females
• Any excluded criteria with MRI scans (i.e. certain metal implants, recent tattoos)
• Diabetic
• Hypertension
• Cigarette smoking
• MRI related contraindications (metal, no removable devices, etc.)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Maria Fernandez del Valle, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville

Locations

Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville

Edwardsville, Illinois, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

16-1208-4C-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id