Turnip Consumption and Qigong Exercise Program on Weight Loss

NCT ID: NCT06698835

Last Updated: 2025-02-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-11-30

Brief Summary

Obesity and weight-related issues are prevalent concerns affecting individuals worldwide, with particular significance among the younger demographic, such as female students. As lifestyles evolve and dietary habits play a pivotal role in overall well-being, exploring innovative approaches to weight management becomes imperative. Thus, obesity is a huge public health importance with economic emotional and social consequences.

Detailed Description

Obesity is an epidemic causing serious health consequences, including diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Obesity in adolescents can cause chronic brain hypoxia and affect learning. Weight loss occurs when energy intake is less than energy expenditure, and achieving an energy deficit remains the main dietary target. The evidence for the specific impact of vegetables is qualified. Recently, there has been much scientific interest and debate on the potential link between dairy consumption and body weight regulation. The idea of turnip consumption and qigong exercise includes a broad variety of subjects. vegetables are high in water and fiber and low in energy density, so their consumption is suggested to prevent obesity. Moreover, Traditional Chinese exercises are an ancient way of exercise and fitness, which have been reported to have unique advantages in the treatment of obesity.

Conditions

Obesity, Adolescent

Study Design

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

Study Groups

school girls aged 10-12 years (case group)

It includes turnip consumption, and qigong exercise. Also, they will receive health education about the importance of weight loss. Educational program aged from 10 to 12 years. they will receive the nursing educational program which will be implemented in 2 small groups (5) in the primary school

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Turnip Consumption

Intervention Type: DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Turnip Consumption and Qigong Exercise with educational Program about loss of weight

school girls aged 10-12 years (control group)

it includes ten students as control group who will not receive any intervention

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Turnip Consumption

Turnip Consumption and Qigong Exercise with educational Program about loss of weight

Intervention Type: DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

Qigong Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• aged from 10 to 12 years
• free from any chronic diseases
• accept to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• have any digestive problems
• unable to communicate or participate

• Minimum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

King Faisal University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Safaa Rabea Osman

assistant professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Safaa Osman

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Egypt- faculty of nursing

Locations

Faculty of Nursing

Asyut, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

turnip& qigong exercise

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id