@misc{10481/60755,
year = {2019},
month = {9},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/60755},
abstract = {Background: There is increasing evidence of weight regain in patients after bariatric surgery (BS), generally
occurring from 12 to 24 months postoperatively. Postoperative exercise has been suggested to ad long-term
weight maintenance and to improve physical function in BS patients. However, there are a limited number of
intervention studies investigating the possible benefits of exercise in this population. The aim of the current report
is to provide a comprehensive CERT (Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template)-based description of the rationale
and details of the exercise programme implemented in the EFIBAR Study (Ejercicio FÍsico tras cirugía BARiátrica), a
randomised controlled trial investigating the effects of a 16-week supervised concurrent (aerobic and strength)
exercise intervention program on weight loss (primary outcome), body composition, cardiometabolic risk, physical
fitness, physical activity and quality of life (secondary outcomes) in patients with severe/morbid obesity following
bariatric surgery.
Methods: A total of 80 BS patients [60–80% expected women, aged 18 to 60 years, body mass index
(BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m2 or ≥ 35 kg/m2 with comorbid conditions)] will be enrolled in the EFIBAR Randomized
Control Trial (RCT). Participants allocated in the exercise group (n = 40) will undertake a 16-week supervised
concurrent (strength and aerobic) exercise programme (three sessions/week, 60 min/session), starting 7 to
14 days after surgery. The rationale of the exercise programme will be described following the CERT criteria
detailing the 16 key items. The study has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the
Torrecárdenas University Hospital (Almería, Spain) (ref. N° 76/2016).
Discussion: The present study details the exercise programme of the EFIBAR RCT, which may serve: 1)
exercise professionals who would like to implement an evidence-based exercise programme for BS patients,
and 2) as an example of the application of the CERT criteria.},
organization = {This work was supported by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO),
Plan Nacional de I + D + i call RETOS 2016, reference DEP2016–74926-R. These
funding sources approved this study; however, they had no role in the design of
this study and will not have any role during its execution, analyses, interpretation
of the data, writing the manuscript, or decision to submit results.},
publisher = {Biomed Central},
keywords = {Obese},
keywords = {Exercise programmes},
keywords = {Bariatric surgery},
keywords = {Adult and weight regain},
title = {Supervised exercise following bariatric surgery in morbid obese adults: CERTbased exercise study protocol of the EFIBAR randomised controlled trial},
doi = {10.1186/s12893-019-0566-9},
author = {Villa González, Emilio and Barranco Ruiz, Yaira María},
}