The Effect of Exercise-Oriented Training on Physical Activity Level and Exercise Awareness in Overweight and Obese Women

NCT ID: NCT06123273

Last Updated: 2023-11-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 112 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-08-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-03-01

Brief Summary

This study aimed to investigate the effect of an exercise-oriented training on physical activity level and exercise awareness in overweight and obese women. Participants will randomized into intervention group (IG) and control group (CG) and followed-up for three months. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ) will be applied to both groups at the beginning and end of the study to determine the level of physical activity, and the Exercise Health Belief Model Scale (EHBM) will be applied to evaluate the exercise awareness level, and anthropometric measurements (weight, body mass index, waist circumference) will recorded. The CG will receive no other interventions other than routine recommendations. The IG will be given face-to-face training to increase exercise awareness along with routine recommendations after the first meeting, and they will be contacted by phone every two weeks for three months.

Detailed Description

Obesity and insufficient physical activity are among the most important health problems of today. Both obesity and physical inactivity are risk factors for many chronic diseases. This study aimed to investigate the effect of an exercise-oriented training on physical activity level and exercise awareness in overweight and obese women. Participants (n=112) were randomized into intervention group (IG) and control group (CG) and followed-up for three months. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ) was applied to both groups at the beginning and end of the study to determine the level of physical activity, and the Exercise Health Belief Model Scale (EHBM) was applied to evaluate the exercise awareness level, and anthropometric measurements (weight, body mass index, waist circumference) were recorded. The CG received no other interventions other than routine recommendations. The IG was given face-to-face training to increase exercise awareness along with routine recommendations after the first meeting, and they were contacted by phone every two weeks for three months.

Conditions

Obesity; Overweight; Physical Inactivity

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Intervention group

The intervention group was given an exercise-oriented training

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise-oriented training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

IG received an exercise-oriented training with a 20-minute presentation including graphics, in line with clinical guidelines, in addition to routine recommendations. The training included information about the benefits of exercise and the harms of a sedentary life, the relationship between exercise and chronic diseases, suggestions to have a more active lifestyle and on how to exercise, the duration and form of exercise necessary for a healthy life, and the things to be considered while exercising. During the three-month follow-up, the subjects in the IG were called every two weeks to ask about their weight measurements, their level of exercise, and how much they walked. The subjects' questions, if any, were answered, and the interview was completed by making exercise suggestions.

Control group

The control group was given only routine recommendations

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Exercise-oriented training

IG received an exercise-oriented training with a 20-minute presentation including graphics, in line with clinical guidelines, in addition to routine recommendations. The training included information about the benefits of exercise and the harms of a sedentary life, the relationship between exercise and chronic diseases, suggestions to have a more active lifestyle and on how to exercise, the duration and form of exercise necessary for a healthy life, and the things to be considered while exercising. During the three-month follow-up, the subjects in the IG were called every two weeks to ask about their weight measurements, their level of exercise, and how much they walked. The subjects' questions, if any, were answered, and the interview was completed by making exercise suggestions.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

close follow-up

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• BMI 25-34.9 g/m2
• Female
• Turkish

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals with disabilities to exercise
• pregnant/breastfeeding women
• Individuals with Stage 2-3 obesity (BMI >35 kg/m2)

• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Ataturk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Yasemin Cayir

Head of Department of Family Medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Zehranur Kacar

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ataturk University

Locations

Ataturk University Hospital

Erzurum, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

TTU-2021-9585

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id