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Perception of Physical Exertion in Healthy Weight and Obese Adolescents: A Pilot Study
What is being collected
Data Collection
Collected at a single point in time - Cross-sectionalWho is being recruted
From 13 to 18 Years
+8 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Case-Control
Comparing exposures between individuals with and without disease in order to identify potential risk factors.Observational
Study Start: June 2012
Summary
Principal SponsorUniversity of Vermont
Last updated: September 10, 2015
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Study start date: June 1, 2012
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.Little is known regarding the relationship between perceived and physiological exertion in adolescents. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between physiological and perceptual markers of effort during exercise and the relationship of these markers to other health-related behaviors in healthy weight and obese adolescents.
Principal SponsorUniversity of Vermont
Last updated: September 10, 2015
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Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
40 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Case-Control
These studies compare people who have a disease (cases) with those who don't (controls). The goal is to look back at previous exposures or risk factors to identify what might have contributed to the disease.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 13 to 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Criteria
3 inclusion criteria required to participate
Approval to participate in a submaximal and maximal treadmill test received from the adolescent's pediatrician
Healthy weight ( > 5th-85th BMI percentile) or obese ( > 95th BMI percentile)
male and female adolescents, 13-18 years
5 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Adolescents with emotional problems such as clinical depression or other diagnosed psychological condition and currently use prescription medication for psychological conditions
Approval to participate in a submaximal and maximal treadmill test from the adolescent's pediatrician not obtained
Underweight ( < 5th BMI percentile)
evidence/reporting of significant cardiovascular disease, cardiac arrhythmias, liver disease, or the chronic use of medications including diuretics, steroids and adrenergic-stimulating agents
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Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
SuspendedOne Study Center