EXerCise wEight Loss

NCT ID: NCT05702840

Last Updated: 2024-02-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-01

Study Completion Date

2024-02-01

Brief Summary

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The overall aim of this study is to investigate the effects of home-based resistance exercise programme on changes in body composition and strength during weight loss, in people living with obesity or overweight.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Overweight and Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomised controlled pilot trial with two groups, resistance exercise + weight loss group and weight loss only group.
Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Members of the research team that perform measurements are blinded to group allocation.

Study Groups

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Resistance exercise training + weight loss group (RT+WL)

Participants (WL-RT) will be provided with a resistance exercise booklet containing instructions for exercises and links to demonstration videos. A demonstration and explanation of the exercises will be given at the beginning of the intervention, alongside a discussion of the principles of the programme such as starting level and progression. We will ask participants to perform the resistance exercises for 12-week period. Participants will be asked to perform exercises 3 times a week (3 sets reaching the RPE scale between 8 - 10 out of 10 (4-6 out of 10 in the first week)) for the intervention period. The exercises will include press-ups, band lateral raises, band seated low row, squat, lunge and calf raise.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Resistance exercise training + weight loss group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Doing resistance exercises as well as following the weight watchers weight loss programme for a 12-week period

Weight loss only group (WL)

All participants (WL and WL-RT) will be provided with vouchers to access the weight watchers weight loss programme for a 12-week period. Weight Watchers is a commercially available programme and participants will set an initial goal to lose 5kg of body mass. If 5kg weight loss is achieved then the participant can chose further weight loss goals, as long as it would result in a body mass in the weight watchers healthy weight range (https://www.weightwatchers.com/uk/weight-loss/programme/tools/healthy-weight-chart).This plan works on the basis of an individualised points plan that can then be used by the participant to select foods/meals to consume throughout the day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Weight loss only group (WL)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Only following the weight watchers weight loss programme for a 12-week period

Interventions

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Resistance exercise training + weight loss group

Doing resistance exercises as well as following the weight watchers weight loss programme for a 12-week period

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Weight loss only group (WL)

Only following the weight watchers weight loss programme for a 12-week period

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Obesity or overweight (BMI ≥ 25kg/m2).
* Passing the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-q+)

Exclusion Criteria

* Currently take part in more than 1.5 hours of structured exercise per week.
* Having recently (\<6 months) taken part in any resistance exercise training, taking any medications known to affect weight loss.
* Actively engaged in a weight loss programme, having lost more than 2kg weight in the last 6 months.
* Any other reason which would limit ability to perform the exercises and outcome measurements safely.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Glasgow

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Stuart Gray

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Stuart Robert Gray

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

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Other Identifiers

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EXerCise wEight Loss Study

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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