Interventions for Lifestyle Changes to Promote Weight Reduction, a Randomized Controlled Trial in Primary Health Care

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

133 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-10-31

Study Completion Date

2011-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a weight reduction program in adults, seen in a primary care setting, with overweight/obesity perceived as a health problem or with diseases related to overweight/obesity and ambitions to achieve weight reduction as part of treatment.

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Detailed Description

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Patients seeking advice for overweight/obesity or illness related to overweight/obesity at eight primary health care centers in Sweden were randomized either to intervention or control care groups with both dietary advice and individualized advice on increased regular physical activity. Main outcome measures were reduction in body weight of 5 percent or more from study start.

Conditions

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Overweight/Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers

Study Groups

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Intensive lifestyle counseling

Both dietary advice and individualized advice on increased regular physical activity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intensive lifestyle counseling

Intervention Type OTHER

Both dietary advice and individualized advice on increased regular physical activity

Usual care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Intensive lifestyle counseling

Both dietary advice and individualized advice on increased regular physical activity

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients between 18 and 70 years of age who consulted or were in care for overweight/obesity with or without type 2 diabetes
* Hypertension, CVD
* Coronary heart disease (CHD)
* Dyslipidemia
* Gallstone or musculoskeletal disorders

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients were not eligible if they were already taking part in another weight control program
* Understood the Swedish language poorly
* Were mentally ill or had an alcohol or drug addiction.
* Nor were they eligible if they had a physical disability preventing intensified physical activity or were pregnant at study start.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No