Optimal Frequency of High-Intensity Interval Training for Centrally Obese Adults
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
HIIT is an emerging, popular, promising, cost-effective, and time-efficient exercise modality for managing obesity. Although lower-frequency HIIT is favorable for intervention adherence, the optimal exercise frequency of HIIT for alleviating obesity is unknown. This study is a three-arm randomized c...
HIIT is an emerging, popular, promising, cost-effective, and time-efficient exercise modality for managing obesity. Although lower-frequency HIIT is favorable for intervention adherence, the optimal exercise frequency of HIIT for alleviating obesity is unknown. This study is a three-arm randomized controlled trial. Centrally obese adults will be randomly allocated to three groups: the usual care control, once and thrice-weekly HIIT groups. Led by research personnel, the usual care group will receive obesity-related health education. Led by athletic coaches, the HIIT intervention groups will receive 16 weeks of once or thrice weekly HIIT (with matched weekly exercise volume). Outcome measures of this study will be examined at baseline, 4 months (post-intervention), and 8 months (follow-up), by assessors blinded to group allocation.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04887454
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Parco M. Siu, PhD The University of Hong Kong