Clinical trial · Interventional
Strength Training for Men Living With Obesity
Potential Benefits of Strength Training for Men Living With Obesity
NCT04680455CI-TRIAL-00066927completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Emerging evidence suggests that alternative obesity management strategies need to address barriers to engaging with regular physical activity to adopt healthier lifestyles. It is hypothesized that more men living with obesity who are exposed to an online home-based circuit strength training for 12 weeks will be more physically active, 34 weeks after the intervention compared with people who are not exposed to the program.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online home-based strength training | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Participants in the intervention group were asked to exercise three times per week while performing four basic bodyweight exercises in a circuit manner for 12 weeks while supervised online via the Microsoft TEAMs platform. Participants were eased into the program by completing 120 minutes of exercise in week one, 150 minutes in week two, and 180 minutes in the following weeks. Participants were supervised 3X/week for the first four weeks, then 2X/week for the next four weeks and 1X/week for the remaining four weeks. At each session, participants performed the four prescribed exercises (squats, tricep dips, lunges, and push-ups) for 45 seconds each, then switched immediately (15 seconds) to the next exercise followed by one minute of rest at the end of each circuit. Following this exercise program, men living with obesity were able to reach moderate intensity.
- interventionNames
- Other: Online home-based strength training
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Participants allocated to the control group received an online exercise resource for a 12-week workout plan covering fitness components required to reach both components of the weekly physical activity guidelines on their own. It was recommended that they do a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic activities and two sessions of muscle-strengthening activities using an online program. No supervision was offered and no contact was permitted between the research team and participants from this group.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * men * Body fat% of 25% or more * Not reaching physical activity guidelines (150 min of moderate to vigorous intensity of aerobic exercises + two sessions of resistance training) * being able to do weight training Exclusion Criteria: \- Taking medications that can cause to change in heart rate
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDKeshavarz M, Senechal M, Bouchard DR. Online Circuit Training Increases Adherence to Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Men with Obesity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2023 Dec 1;55(12):2308-2315. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003270. Epub 2023 Aug 2. PMID 37535330