12 Weeks Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Program in Primary Care Obesity Clinic for Obese Adults: Jeddah 2015
Primary Purpose
Obesity
Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Intensive lifestyle intervention
Health Education
Sponsored by

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Obesity
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 20 years old or older
- Arabic Male or female
- Body mass index in kg/m2 (BMI) ≥30
Exclusion Criteria:
- Had recent weight loss equal or more than 5% of baseline weight
- Currently take weight loss medication or enrolled in another weight loss program
- Undergone or scheduled (within study duration) weight loss surgery
- History of diabetes, thyroid dysfunction or any other endocrine abnormality, gout, coronary heart disease, stroke, malignancy or psychological condition
- Medical condition that limits ability to comply with the program's physical activity recommendations
- Pregnant or lactating women
- If one participant had recruited in the study, his family members who live with him in the same home will be ineligible (to avoid contamination from the ripple effect on weight loss)
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Active Comparator
Arm Label
L Group
C Group
Arm Description
Weekly individual session in obesity clinic (15 to 20 min.) for the first 4 weeks then one individual session in obesity clinic (10 to 20 min.) every two weeks (week 5 to week 12). Total sessions in 12 weeks: 8 (including the final data collection visit). The components of the program: 1) Low carbohydrate (aim to achieve spontaneous reduction in calorie intake) 2) increased physical activity; 3) behavioural strategies to facilitate adherence to diet and activity prescriptions.
One session regarding diet restriction and physical activity with printed health education papers.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Weight Reduction
Secondary Outcome Measures
Waist circumference changes
Hip circumference changes
Systolic and Diastolic Blood pressure changes
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT02464566
First Posted
June 1, 2015
Last Updated
June 3, 2015
Sponsor
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Saudi Arabia
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02464566
Brief Title
12 Weeks Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Program in Primary Care Obesity Clinic for Obese Adults: Jeddah 2015
Official Title
12 Weeks Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Program in Primary Care Obesity Clinic for Obese Adults: Randomized Control Trial, Jeddah 2015
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
June 2015
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
January 2015 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
June 2015 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
June 2015 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Saudi Arabia
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
With low carbohydrate dietary approach for both arms, the investigators will examine the effectiveness of 12-weeks intensive lifestyle intervention program provided in individual sessions in primary health care obesity clinic in Jeddah with aim to achieve 5% reduction of baseline weight for experimental participants in comparison with active comparator group (only one health education session).
Detailed Description
The study has two arms:
Active Comparator Arm:
Only health education. One session regarding diet restriction and physical activity with printed health education papers.
Experimental Arm:
Intensive lifestyle intervention Weekly individual session in obesity clinic (15 to 20 min.) for the first 4 weeks then one individual session in obesity clinic (10 to 20 min.) every two weeks (week 5 to week 12).
Total sessions in 12 weeks: 8 (including the final data collection visit).The components of the program: 1) Low carbohydrate (aim to achieve spontaneous reduction in calorie intake) 2) increased physical activity; 3) behavioral strategies to facilitate adherence to diet and activity prescriptions.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Obesity
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
140 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
L Group
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Weekly individual session in obesity clinic (15 to 20 min.) for the first 4 weeks then one individual session in obesity clinic (10 to 20 min.) every two weeks (week 5 to week 12).
Total sessions in 12 weeks: 8 (including the final data collection visit). The components of the program:
1) Low carbohydrate (aim to achieve spontaneous reduction in calorie intake) 2) increased physical activity; 3) behavioural strategies to facilitate adherence to diet and activity prescriptions.
Arm Title
C Group
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
One session regarding diet restriction and physical activity with printed health education papers.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Intensive lifestyle intervention
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Health Education
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Weight Reduction
Time Frame
1-12 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Waist circumference changes
Time Frame
1-12 weeks
Title
Hip circumference changes
Time Frame
1-12 weeks
Title
Systolic and Diastolic Blood pressure changes
Time Frame
1-12 weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
20 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
20 years old or older
Arabic Male or female
Body mass index in kg/m2 (BMI) ≥30
Exclusion Criteria:
Had recent weight loss equal or more than 5% of baseline weight
Currently take weight loss medication or enrolled in another weight loss program
Undergone or scheduled (within study duration) weight loss surgery
History of diabetes, thyroid dysfunction or any other endocrine abnormality, gout, coronary heart disease, stroke, malignancy or psychological condition
Medical condition that limits ability to comply with the program's physical activity recommendations
Pregnant or lactating women
If one participant had recruited in the study, his family members who live with him in the same home will be ineligible (to avoid contamination from the ripple effect on weight loss)
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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