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Metabolic Syndrome Diagnosis and Education Trial

NCT00943254 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2010-10-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is being done to gain knowledge on how effective different approaches of providing a diagnosis and varying educational tools that include DVDs and multimedia or printed instruction sheets on your readiness to increase the subject's level of exercise, lose more weight, eat a healthier diet; and to assess the subject's awareness of their risk of heart disease and their readiness to participate in a comprehensive lifestyle modification program.

Conditions

  • Metabolic Cardiovascular Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

High-Tech Education

Patients will be told that they have the metabolic syndrome and will subsequently watch two 10-minute videos on the metabolic syndrome and on getting started with exercise. They also receive all the paper-based educational material as in arm 2

OTHER

Low-Tech Education

Patients will be told that they have the metabolic syndrome and will subsequently receive paper-based educational material on the metabolic syndrome,pre-diabetes, and hypertension. They also receive pamphlets on dietary management of high cholesterol and triglycerides, and the importance of exercise and weight loss.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Randal J Thomas, MD, MS · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-08-31
Completion
2010-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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