The Effect of Telephone and Video Counseling on Weight Loss and Quality of Life

NCT ID: NCT05276544

Last Updated: 2022-07-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 45 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-04-15
• Study Completion Date: 2022-07-18

Brief Summary

Individuals with obesity are at higher risk for severe disease, hospitalizations, and death from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Social distancing guidelines intended to prevent viral spread during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major changes to daily routines . Several studies have demonstrated that individuals with overweight/obesity reported worsening mental health, poor eating habits , less physical activity (PA) since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of these pandemic rules, the use of phone/video consultancy applications and online classes for body weight control and diet monitoring is increasing. Therefore, in this study it is aimed to determine the effect of diet counseling via phone or video on weight loss and to compare it with the traditional follow-up method in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detailed Description

The use of phone/video consultancy applications for body weight control and diet monitoring is increasing. One of the main reasons for this situation is that individuals care more about the social distance rule as a result of the increase in health concerns after the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. In addition, due to the uncertainty of how long the pandemic will last, many people are adapting to online applications and programs quicly. However, it's unclear which method of phone/video-based diet counseling is more successful or preferable to traditional diet follow-up. Based on the above-mentioned information; in this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of diet counseling via phone or video on weight loss and to compare it with the traditional follow-up method in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Individuals who meet the research criteria will randomize according to their file numbers (with the ramdomizer program) and divide into 3 groups: telephone counseling (15), video counseling (15) and traditional follow-up group (Figure 1.). Food consumption records, anthropometric measurements and quality of life scale scores of all individuals will record at the beginning and end of the study (Figure 2.). In order to prevent interaction between individuals, all diet programs will prepare at different times and individually.

Conditions

Weight Loss; Obesity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

phone counseling

dietary intervention via phone counseling

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Dietary intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Dietary intervention: Preparation and follow-up of diet program.

video counseling

dietary intervention via video counseling

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Dietary intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Dietary intervention: Preparation and follow-up of diet program.

Traditional follow up

dietary intervention via traditional follow up

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Dietary intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Dietary intervention: Preparation and follow-up of diet program.

Interventions

Dietary intervention

Dietary intervention: Preparation and follow-up of diet program.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Being between the ages of 20-65
• Being obese (BMI≥30 kg/m2)
• Having a smartphone with internet access and being competent to use it
• Volunteering to participate in research

Exclusion Criteria

• Being pregnant/lactating
• Having a hearing problem
• Being on a followed diet program

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Amasya University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Ankara University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

ümüş özbey yücel

Clinical Researcher of the Amasya University Nutrition and Diet Department

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

ümüş Ö yücel, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ankara University

Locations

Ümüş Özbey

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

AmasyaUniv

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id