Which exercise dose best helps kids with metabolic syndrome?
NCT ID NCT04984005
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers in China are testing three exercise programs for children and teens with obesity or metabolic syndrome. Participants are randomly assigned to low, moderate, or intermittent high intensity training using broadcast gymnastics and sports dance. The study measures changes in weight, body fat, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and other health markers over three months. It also examines blood, urine, and gut bacteria to understand how exercise affects metabolism.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise training at different intensities
- What this could lead to
- If one exercise intensity works better, it could shape school and community programs for children with obesity or metabolic syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- Exercise is safe for most children, but the trial is small and short, so results may not apply to all kids or last beyond the program.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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366 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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8 to 16 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of overweight or obesity or metabolic syndrome; * Good academic performance in school; * Willing to sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of Cushing syndrome; * Pathological obesity such as Prader-Willi syndrome and obesity caused by drug factors; * Participated in other intervention studies within the previous three months; * participant or their guardian has obvious intellectual or mental abnormalities.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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