TY - JOUR AU - Korelo, Raciele AU - Pesaski, Aline AU - Santos, Nandara Lopes dos AU - Silva, Natalia Paiva da AU - Anjos, Rubia Alana Souza dos AU - Vojciechowski, Audrin Said AU - Macedo, Ana Carolina Brandt de AU - Gallo, Rubneide Barreto Silva PY - 2020/10/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Effects of high-intensity interval training associated to microcurrent on localized adiposity: protocol of randomized clinical trial JF - Manual Therapy, Posturology & Rehabilitation Journal JA - mtprehabjournal VL - 18 IS - 0 SE - Study protocols DO - 10.17784/mtprehabjournal.2020.18.780 UR - https://mtprehabjournal.com/revista/article/view/780 SP - 1-10 AB - <p>Background: High-intensity interval training promotes body weight loss, while microcurrent electrical stimulation has therapeutic potential to<br>reduce localized abdominal fat. However, there are no studies that have investigated the association of the two forms of intervention in reducing<br>localized adiposity. Objectives: To verify the effects of high-intensity interval training, associated or not, with microcurrent therapy, in reducing<br>localized abdominal fat. Methods: A randomized controlled clinical study will be conducted with 60 women aged 18 to 40 years, with localized<br>abdominal adiposity. Participants will be randomized into 3 groups: Control Group (without physiotherapeutic intervention), Exercise Group<br>(high-intensity interval training for 30 minutes) and Exercise Group associated with Microcurrent (application of 30 minutes of microcurrent prior<br>to high-intensity interval training). The intervention will take place twice a week for 5 weeks. The clinical outcomes evaluated and their respective<br>measuring instruments will be: body composition (bioimpedance scale and adipometry), anthropometric measurements (perimetry), level of<br>physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire - IPAQ, short version), quality of life (IWQol-Lite, short version), body satisfaction<br>(Stunkard figure rating scale), degree of satisfaction with the performance of the intervention (questionnaire adapted by the researchers) and<br>evaluation of the lumbopelvic complex. These outcomes will be measured in 4 moments: before the intervention, after the 5th and 10th<br>intervention, and with a follow-up of 1 month. Discussion: A previous study has already shown the positive result of the association of moderate<br>intensity exercise, associated with the previous application of microcurrent, in reducing localized abdominal adiposity. These findings raised the<br>hypothesis that the association of this electrical therapy with high-intensity interval training may present positive results in the search for the<br>reduction of abdominal fat, with the clinical advantage of enhancing the achieved results and/or reducing the time spent by the patient in therapy.</p> ER -