Effects of Efficient Lifestyle Counseling Method on the Risks of Cardiovascular Disease in Health Care Center Patients

NCT ID: NCT04425304

Last Updated: 2024-12-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-06-02

Study Completion Date

2024-05-23

Brief Summary

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The aim of the trial is to study the effect of a lifestyle change program in patients with obesity and risk of cardiovascular diseases. The main focus is to motivate and support lifestyle changes.

Two different group counseling methods (intensive and standard) with or without internet support will be compared. Thus, the patients will be randomized into four arms. Patients will be recruited from local general practice teams. The intensive lifestyle counseling consists of 12 group counseling sessions and 2 personal counseling sessions. The standard counseling consists of 4 group sessions. The internet-based counseling contains aspects of cognitive behavior therapy and persuasive design system and consists of weekly reminders, tasks, self-monitoring, and reflection.

The main outcome is the decrease in body weight. Secondary outcomes are changes in eating behavior, eating habits, components of metabolic syndrome (waist circumference, plasma lipid and glucose values), and calculated scores of cardiometabolic condition, cardiovascular risk and adiposity.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group counseling

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Group counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

4 times

Group counseling + persuasive ICT support

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Group counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

4 times

Persuasive ICT support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Weekly reminders for 12 months

Intensive group counseling

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Intensive group counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

14 times

Intensive group counseling + persuasive ICT support

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intensive group counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

14 times

Persuasive ICT support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Weekly reminders for 12 months

Interventions

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Group counseling

4 times

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intensive group counseling

14 times

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Persuasive ICT support

Weekly reminders for 12 months

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Body mass index 30 to 40 kg/m2
* \+ 2 risk factors of cardiovascular diseases:

* Elevated blood pressure or hypertension
* High LDL or hypocholesterolemic drug
* Low HDL or hypocholesterolemic drug
* Elevated triglyceride value or hypolipidemic drug
* Elevated glucose value or diabetes medication
* Smoking
* Access to email and internet

Exclusion Criteria

* Untreated hypothyroidism
* Oral corticosteroid treatment
* Pregnancy and lactation
* Angina pectoris
* Cardiac insufficiency
* Coronary Heart Disease
* Inability to speak Finnish
* Anticipated lack of compliance
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Oulu

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Janne Hukkanen

Professor of Internal Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Janne Hukkanen, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital

Locations

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Oulu University Hospital

Oulu, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

Other Identifiers

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Resepti-Onnikka

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id