The Use of a Community-based Organization to Change Lifestyle Characteristics Related to Non Communicable Diseases

NCT ID: NCT01174381

Last Updated: 2015-05-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 440 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2011-02-28

Brief Summary

This study attempts to implement a lifestyle intervention programme aimed at changing the dietary habits, physical activity and alcohol and tobacco consumption in the 25-60year old adults in the MOH area, Ragama and measure the effectiveness of the programme.

Detailed Description

Sri Lanka as a developing nation needs to identify feasible and cost effective measures to face the epidemic of NonCommunicable Diseases(NCDs) in the future. Experiences gained over many years in the developed countries can be of great value in planning and implementing NCD prevention and control activities in the developing countries Results from many studies have emphasized the fact that merely providing risk reduction measures for clinically high-risk people in health service settings would have only a limited impact in the whole country. On the other hand, if the population as a whole were to be targeted, even a modest risk factor and healthy lifestyle change would potentially have a huge public impact.This study attempts to implement a lifestyle intervention programme aimed at changing the dietary habits, physical activity and alcohol and tobacco consumption in the 25-60year old adults in the MOH area, Ragama and measure the effectiveness of the programme. Outcome measures are process indicators, as measured by change in the dietary patterns, alcohol and tobacco consumption and physical activity. Short term outcome indicators would be blood pressure and anthropometric measurements. The long term outcome indicators such as morbidity and mortality due to NCD will not be measured as this will be a short term study.

Conditions

Diabetes; Hypertension; Stroke; Ischemic Heart Disease

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Lifestyle modification

Lifestyle modification for behavior change related to NCD prevention

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

lifestyle modification

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle modification for six months

Interventions

lifestyle modification

Lifestyle modification for six months

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• adults between 25-60 years

Exclusion Criteria

• adults with psychiatric disorders

• Minimum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Kelaniya

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

T M E Dabrera

Doctor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Thushani M Dabrera, MBBS, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Kelaniya

Locations

University of Kelaniya

Ragama, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Countries

Sri Lanka

Other Identifiers

PGIM/AC/4

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id