Clinical trial

A Culturally Significant Cardiovascular Dance-based Intervention in Obese Women

Invitation only · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06903455

Invitation onlyNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The objective of this study is to analyze a culturally relevant cardiovascular dance-based intervention called Fitfolk in overweight or obese Mapuche women from a rural community in Padre las Casas. Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups: an experimental group that will receive a culturally relevant cardiovascular dance program (EG, n=11), and a control group that will receive a conventional physical exercise program (CG, n=11). Both groups will be trained at a community center in the same rural area, led by a physical education professional. The principle of training progression will be followed, and they will exercise three times per week with sessions of approximately one hour for 12 weeks. Physical health parameters, quality of life, motivation, and barriers to physical exercise will be assessed.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age18 Years to 80 Years

SexFemale

Healthy volunteersNot accepted

ConditionOverweight, Obesity, Noncomunicable Diseases

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Women ≥18 years old, * Belonging to the Huichacura-Cayuqueo indigenous community. * Sedentary, according to WHO criteria. * Diagnosed with malnutrition due to excess (overweight/obesity). * With controlled chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia). Exclusion Criteria: -Those with organic pathologies that make it impossible to engage in physical activity, such as stroke, myocardial infarction, neurological diseases, or uncontrolled chronic diseases, will be excluded.

Treatments and study arms

Fit-folk cardio dance

Other

"Fitfolk" is a new cardiovascular dance discipline that combines fitness exercises with music and dance from Chilean and Latin American folklore. This discipline promotes physical and emotional well-being and celebrates national folklore.

Conventional physical exercise

Other

conventional physical exercise program that uses resistance exercise and cardiorespiratory training

Primary outcomes

Improvement in the physical condition of the participants related to the intervention, according to the ST3x1 step testfrom the start of treatment until its completion at 12 weeks

Its best measurement is maximum oxygen consumption, which will be measured using the ST3x1 step test. assessed as relative vo2max (mL/kg/min), where higher values indicate improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness.

Improvements in participants' physical strength related to the interventionFrom the start of treatment to its completion at 12 weeks

Physical strength will be assessed using the 5-times sit-to-stand test and handgrip dynamometry. A decrease in the time spent sitting and standing 5 times and an increase in hand grip in kilograms will indicate an increase in physical strength.

Improvement in participants' long-term glycemic control relative to the intervention, as measured by glycated hemoglobin assayfrom the start of treatment until its completion at 12 weeks

This variable will be measured by a blood test that measures the average blood glucose level over the last two or three months, the result is presented as a percentage.

Study locations

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Comunidad indigena Huichacura Cayuqueo🇨🇱 Padre Las Casas, Araucania, Chile

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