The POWER BARIATRIC Trial: Physical Outcomes With Exercise Regimens on BARIATRIC Patients

Launched by TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY · Feb 25, 2021

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The POWER BARIATRIC Trial is a research study focused on understanding how different types of exercise can help people who are severely obese, especially after they have undergone bariatric surgery. The trial will compare three exercise programs: one focused on aerobic activities (like walking or cycling), one on resistance training (like lifting weights), and a combined program that includes both types. The goal is to see how these exercises can prevent muscle loss and help reduce body fat, as well as how they affect overall health, including heart and metabolic markers, after surgery.

To participate, individuals must be between 18 and 65 years old and currently do little to no exercise (less than one hour a week) while being candidates for bariatric surgery. Those with certain health issues or past surgeries are not eligible. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the exercise programs or a standard care group and will be monitored over six months. They will undergo various health assessments, including body composition tests and physical performance evaluations, to track their progress and the study's effects. This trial aims to improve post-surgery recovery and overall health for people battling obesity.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Sedentary participants: regular exercise performed \<1 hour per week
• • Candidates for primary bariatric surgery at Herzliya Medical Center in accordance to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) criteria for surgery: (body mass index (BMI) \> 40 without coexisting co-morbidities or BMI \> 35 with \> 1 severe obesity-related comorbidities)
• • Sex: all
• • Age: 18 to 65 years.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Severe cardiopulmonary disease (e.g., recent myocardial infarction or unstable angina)
• • Musculoskeletal or neuromuscular impairments that preclude exercise training
• • Cognitive impairments
• • Use of drugs that affect bone or muscle metabolism (mainly steroids)
• • Patients with previous bariatric surgery