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Evaluation of a Strategy Designed to Promote Physical and Healthy Eating

NCT02659267 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 256

Last updated 2016-04-08

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Summary

The study aims to verify if the VAMOS strategy contributes to an increase in physical activity and healthy eating habits among users of the Health Academy Program from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interventions Group

VAMOS is a lifestyle promotion strategy, designed to promote physical activity and healthy eating habits. The intervention is composed by a weekly meeting, 12-week, in group, lasting about 60 min. In each weekly meeting, were discussed guidelines and strategies for physical activities practices in different domains and for adoption of a healthy diet. All aspects and strategies included in the VAMOS strategy are based in behavior changes theories. The participants of this group received educational material and, in the middle of the program, they received a pedometer to aid in motivation and in the self-monitoring physical activity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Minas Gerais

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tânia Rosane B Benedetti, Doctor · Federal University of Santa Catarina

  • Aline Cristine S Lopes, Doctor · Federal University of Minas Gerais

  • Simone T Meurer, PHD Student · Federal University of Santa Catarina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-07-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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