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Lifestyle Intervention in Obese Arab Women

NCT00273572 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2008-10-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study protocol aims to test the hypothesis that a lifestyle intervention program aimed to increase leisure-time physical activity and reduce body weight will improve the parameters of the metabolic syndrome and quality of life among obese, non-diabetic Arab women

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Moderate Lifestyle Intervention

Two educational group meetings with a dietitian in the first month of intervention; One individual counselling session with a dietitian at baseline, and at 6-month and 12-month follow-up

OTHER

Intensive lifestyle intervention

A monthly individual counselling session with a dietitian; A monthly group session with a dietitian; Bi-monthly group sessions with a physical activity instructor

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • D-Cure, Israel

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Chief Scientist, The Israel Ministry of Science

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Sheba Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Ofra Kalter - Leibovici, M.D. · Director, Unit of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology & Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, ISRAEL

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
54 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-12-31
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2008-07-31

Countries

  • Israel

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