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A 6-month exercise intervention among inactive and overweight favela-residing women in Brazil: the caranguejo exercise trial
Alves JG, Gale CR, Mutrie N, Correia JB, Batty GD
American Journal of Public Health 2009 Jan;99(1):76-80
clinical trial
6/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: Yes; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

OBJECTIVES: We examined the viability and efficacy of a known quantity of exercise in facilitating weight loss among previously sedentary or irregularly active overweight and obese adult women residing in a slum (favela) in Brazil. METHODS: In this randomized controlled trial, 156 women were randomized to a control or intervention group (78 in each group). Exercise was supervised, consisting of three 50-minute aerobic sessions each week for 6 months. RESULTS: Ninety-one percent (71) of the participants in the intervention group completed 6 months of the exercise program. At 6 months, women in the treatment group showed significant reduction in weight (mean -1.69 kg; 95% confidence interval (CI) -2.36 to -1.03) and body mass index (mean -0.63 kg/m2; 95% CI -0.97 to -0.30) compared with controls (p for both < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: A moderately intense, structured exercise program resulted in modest weight loss in women when sustained for 6 months.
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