Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:26 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:26 AM
NCT ID:
NCT04545320
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Adults aged 18 - 60,
2. Central obesity, defined as BMI ≥25 (obesity classification adopted by the Hong Kong Government) with waist circumference of ≥90 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women (abdominal obesity according to the International Diabetes Federation's Chinese ethnic-specific criterion),
3. Males and females will be included to enhance generalizability.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. ≥150 minutes moderate-intensity or ≥75 minutes vigorous-intensity exercise weekly,
2. Regular HIIT or MICT (≥1 weekly) in the past 6 months,
3. Medical history of cardiovascular disease, chronic pulmonary or kidney disease, heart failure, cancer, etc.,
4. Somatic conditions that limit exercise participation (e.g., limb loss),
5. Impaired mobility due to chronic diseases (e.g., chronic arthritis/osteoarthritis, neurological, musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases),
6. Daily smoking and drinking habit,
7. Surgery, therapy or medication for obesity or weight loss in the past 6 months (e.g., gastric bypass, gastric band, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric reduction duodenal switch, and dietitian-prescribed dietary program).
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT04545320
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04545320