The Effect of a Preoperative Exercise Programme on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Resting Metabolic Rate and Autonomic Control in Patients With Severe Obesity Awaiting Bariatric Surgery

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The aim of this project is to understand the impact of a four week preoperative exercise programme on fitness and metabolic rate and weight before surgery. A multi-site randomised trial sponsored by UCL, recruiting patients awaiting bariatric surgery for obesity at University College London Hospital (UCLH), Whittington Health NHS Trust, or Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The investigators will measure fitness, metabolic rate, body weight/composition and grip strength in all participants, before and after a four-week supervised physical activity intervention. The investigators will also interview participants about their participation in the study in regard to the planning of future studies.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Adults, aged 18 and above.

• Patients enrolled in the UCLH, Homerton or Whittington Hospitals bariatric surgery program with BMI \> 30 kg/m2

• ≤5 % variation in body weight over preceding 3 months.

• Willing and able to comply with the trial protocol.

• Willing and able to provide written informed consent

• Male or Female

Locations
Other Locations
United Kingdom
University College London
RECRUITING
London
Contact Information
Primary
Daniel Martin
daniel.martin@plymouth.ac.uk
+44 1752 600600
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-06-16
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 48
Treatments
Experimental: Online exercise intervention
A four-week preoperative physical activity intervention, involving a combination of supervised and unsupervised (live or pre-recorded), online exercise sessions. These sessions will be designed to meet the National physical activity guidelines (2020) of at least 150 minutes of low-moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week (or a combination of the two). The intervention will involve moderate intensity activities that aim to increase or maintain muscle strength (resistance training) as well as short bouts of vigorous aerobic exercise, using major muscle groups in the lower and upper body.
No_intervention: Control
Usual care
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University College, London

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