An interventional study of Standard metabolic integrated rehabilitation protocol - duration 3 weeks and Standard metabolic integrated rehabilitation protocol + respiratory exercises - duration 3 weeks in Obesity, Childhood, sponsored by Istituto Auxologico Italiano. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-30.
Sponsored by Istituto Auxologico Italiano · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
Specifically, the project aims to pursue the following objectives:
The final objective of this project is to define and propose "take home" specific respiratory exercises to promote greater body awareness and a condition of psychophysical well-being stable over time, creating a condition that can favor further interventions on obesity. Finally, the project aims to build solid scientific bases to insert respiratory exercise among the intervention guidelines to prevent and reduce obesity, particularly youth obesity.
Objectives:
Specifically, the project aims to pursue the following objectives:
The final objective of this project is to define and propose "take home" specific respiratory exercises to promote greater body awareness and a condition of psychophysical well-being stable over time, creating a condition that can favor further interventions on obesity. Finally, the project aims to build solid scientific bases to insert respiratory exercise among the intervention guidelines to prevent and reduce obesity, particularly youth obesity. Material and Methods:
Participants:
24 males and females with obesity, aged between 12 and 18 years enrolled at the Division of Auxologia, Hospital San Giuseppe, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Piancavallo (VB), Italy.
The participants are subdivided randomly into two subgroups: i. one control group (12 male and female adolescents) follows the standard metabolic integrated rehabilitation protocol and ii. an experimental group (12 male and female adolescents) who, in addition to the standard protocol, performs 12 sessions (5 sessions/week for 3 weeks) of 30 minutes each of respiratory exercises. The exercise definition are based on recent studies performed on obese patients (Batrakoulis 2022 a-b; Calcaterra et al., 2013-2014) and on different patient populations where the respiratory dysfunction is a primary or secondary pathology component (Bernardi et al., 2002). All the exercises are adapted to the examined population and guided and monitored by expert staff.
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Males and females with obesity on standard metabolic integrated rehabilitation protocol + respiratory exercises
Other: Standard metabolic integrated rehabilitation protocol + respiratory exercises - duration 3 weeks
Males and females with obesity on standard metabolic integrated rehabilitation protocol
Other: Standard metabolic integrated rehabilitation protocol - duration 3 weeks
Standard metabolic integrated rehabilitation protocol
Standard metabolic integrated rehabilitation protocol + respiratory exercises (12 sessions \[5 sessions/week for 3 weeks\])
Fat mass
Assessed by tetrapolar impedance
Time frame: At baseline and after 3 weeks of intervention
Fat-free mass
Assessed by tetrapolar impedance
Time frame: At baseline and after 3 weeks of intervention
Maximal Inspiratory Pressure
Assessed by metabolimeter
Time frame: At baseline and after 3 weeks of intervention
Maximal Expiratory Pressure
Assessed by metabolimeter
Time frame: At baseline and after 3 weeks of intervention
Interoceptive awareness
Assessed by Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Scale, with a self-report survey composed of 32 items with a Likert scale composed of 5 points scale
Time frame: At baseline and after 3 weeks of intervention
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