Water Induced Thermogenesis in Obese Children
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00794469 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 20, 2008
Results First Posted : November 25, 2009
Last Update Posted : August 7, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Obesity | Other: Water |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 21 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Water Induced Thermogenesis in Obese Children |
Study Start Date : | December 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2009 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Water
obese children (body mass index > 95th percentile for age and sex) that will drink cold water
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Other: Water
Children will drink 10 cc/kg of cold water(4 degrees centigrade) |
- Post-drinking Metabolic Rate [ Time Frame: 1 hour ]resting metabolic rate after drinking water
- Baseline Metabolic Rate [ Time Frame: baseline ]baseline metabolic rate

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Years to 13 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- obesity
- agreement and informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- non-agreement

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00794469
Israel | |
Hadassah Optimal Sport Medicine Center | |
Jerusalem, Israel |
Responsible Party: | Gal Dubnov-Raz, Hadassah Medical Organization |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00794469 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GDR-HMO-CTIL |
First Posted: | November 20, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | November 25, 2009 |
Last Update Posted: | August 7, 2013 |
Last Verified: | November 2008 |
Resting metabolic rate |