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The Effect of a Diet- and Exercise- Related Weight Control Intervention Program on Obesity in Adult Aged 40 and Over

NCT01040546 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2009-12-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess study subjects' adherence to different weight control intervention programs and the effect of intervention programs on physical and biochemical examinations, physical fitness, food intake and exercise behaviors and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components' abnormalities.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Individualized education

We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of three types of weight control educational intervention programs. Obese subjects were randomly allocated into "individualized health education group", "group weight control education" and "mail-delivered health education group".Obese subjects who were randomly allocated into "individualized health education group" received consulting services provided by a doctor, nutritionist and fitness expert. The interventions were 12 sessions over 6 months.

BEHAVIORAL

Grouped education

We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of three types of weight control educational intervention programs. Obese subjects were randomly allocated into "individualized health education group", "group weight control education" and "mail-delivered health education group".Obese subjects who were randomly allocated into "grouped health education group" attended 12 sessions of group intervention over 6 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Department of Health, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • China Medical University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cheng-Chieh Lin, Ph.D. · China Medical University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-02-28
Completion
2009-02-28

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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Diseases

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