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Dietary Practices and Metabolic Syndrome in the Young Adult Population of Rwanda

NCT04204538 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1247

Last updated 2024-02-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Policy makers in Rwanda have recently highlighted the importance of promoting healthy diets and lifestyle in response to rapidly increasing rates of obesity. This project will provide evidence on shifts in diet and nutritional status in urban dwellers as compared to the traditional diet and lifestyle in rural areas as a basis for a targeted public health policy for Rwanda.

Conditions

  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Nutritional Status
  • Diet Habit

Interventions

OTHER

Dietary habits

Data collected using food frequency questionnaire

OTHER

Risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome

Data collected on nutritional status, biochemical indicators and other risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Rwanda

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stefaan De Henauw, Md. PhD · University Ghent

  • Souheila Abbeddou, MSc. PhD · University Ghent

  • Hilda Vasanthakaalam, PhD · University of Rwanda

  • Jerome Some, Md. PhD · Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Rwanda

Study Locations

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