Metabolic Syndrome of Occupational Drivers

NCT ID: NCT00982761

Last Updated: 2010-07-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2010-05-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to discover the health status of occupational drivers. The health status includes data collection of body mass index, blood pressure, central obesity, anxiety scale scores, smoking habit and related cessation therapy, etc.

Detailed Description

Occupational drivers' health is essential for passengers' safety. However, occupational drivers' health is damaged by long-term sitting and driving, lack of exercise, stress from traffic, and irregular diet. The objectives of this study were to assess the health status of occupational drivers in Taiwan. The measures included blood pressure, central obesity, fasting blood sugar, triglyceride, body mass index (BMI), anxiety scale scores, and metabolic syndrome, etc.

Conditions

Metabolic Syndrome

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• metabolic syndrome
• hypertension
• anxiety scale scores

Exclusion Criteria

• hyperuricemia

• Minimum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 64 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Research Ethics Review Committee

Principal Investigators

Chung Yin Wu, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Chung Yin Wu

Other Identifiers

098012-3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id