Obesity Pathway Intervention Among Overweight and Obese Adults at Primary Care Centers in Hail, Saudi Arabia
NCT ID: NCT05654337
Last Updated: 2024-07-03
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
440 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-03-15
2024-11-30
Brief Summary
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To what extent does the obesity pathway among overweight and obese adults implemented at primary health care Clinics work well in lowering weight? To what extent do the use of dietary advice and coaching for physical activities for obese and overweight implemented at primary health care Clinics work well in achieving a positive lifestyle change? Participants will be asked to participate in the obesity pathway at primary care centres. An expert dietician and health coach will be used to provide a schedule for dietary control and coaching for physical activities.
Researchers will compare the change in body weight and lifestyle among overweight and obese adults in the intervention versus the control group at the primary care centre.
Adopting a healthy lifestyle, standard weight, healthy dietary habits, plus wise efforts to lowering your body weight is valuable. These need advice from an expert dietician and health coach to prevent the risk of contracting diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
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Detailed Description
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The last updated clinical practice guideline for the non-pharmacological management of overweight and obese Saudi adults strongly suggests lifestyle intervention rather than usual care alone, individualized counselling interventions rather than a generic educational pamphlet, physical activity rather than no physical activity, and physical activity in addition to diet rather than diet alone.
Many countries had implemented taxes on unprocessed sugar or sugar-added foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity and other adverse health events. however, no concrete evidence of the effectiveness of the intervention on the ground.
Mobile intervention technologies like pedometers or accelerometers with displays, activity trackers, smartphones, or tablets have a great effect in supporting sustainable health behaviour, increasing physical activity, and preventing the risk of chronic disease.
Research Questions:
1. To what extent does the obesity pathway intervention among overweight and obese adults implemented at primary health care clinics effective in achieving weight reduction?
2. To what extent does individualize nurse counselling such as dietary education and physical activity intervention among overweight and obese adults implemented at primary health care clinics effective in achieving a positive lifestyle change?
General objective:
To estimate the effectiveness of the obesity pathway intervention (individualized nurse counselling: dietary education and physical activity) at primary health care clinic in achieving weight reduction and positive lifestyle changes among overweight and obese adults.
Specific Objectives:
Aim 1: To compare the proportion of weight reduction among overweight and obese adults in the intervention versus the control group (routine care) at the Primary Health Care Clinic.
Aim 2: To compare the change in lifestyle among overweight and obese adults in the intervention versus the control group at the primary health care clinic.
Literature Review:
Planning an established clinic-based weight reduction program requires paying attention to different barriers to the retention of patients in the program.
Research Design and Methods:
This is a six months clustered randomized trial that will recruit adults who are obese and overweight to attend a primary health care clinic in Hail city.
Participants (P):
The participants will be adults who are obese and overweight of both genders attending the selected health centres. The participants are expected to be adults aged 18 years and above. Children and young adults will be excluded. In addition, severely ill patients, and patients with mental disorders will be excluded. The participants will be assessed at the start to collect the baseline data about Body Mass Index (BMI) to report eligible participants. At the end of the trial, a similar report on BMI will be obtained for each participant at three and six months after the beginning of the trial. A qualitative assessment report on lifestyle changes i.e. dietary habits and physical activities will also be obtained.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Dietary and physical activity plan and advice on lifestyle change
Dietary and physical activity schedules and instructed lifestyle change advice provided by a trained health coach and dietary education provided by a trained and licensed dietitian to the obese and overweight at the primary care centre.
Expert health counseling
Expert advice on dietary education, lifestyle change, and physical exercise schedule
Routine care for cases with obesity and overwieght
Adults with obesity and overweight attending routine primary care clinics
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Expert health counseling
Expert advice on dietary education, lifestyle change, and physical exercise schedule
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Health Holding Company, Hail Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia
UNKNOWN
The New Model of Care, Hail Health Cluster
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Meshari Aljamani, MOC Lead
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Hail Health Cluster
Sultan N AlShammary, KSS Hospital Director
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
New Model of Care, Hail Health Cluser
Mohammad S Altamimi, Data Quality Manager at HHC
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
New Model of Care, Hail Health Cluster
Adel A Al Zuhair, Model of Care Project Manager
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
New Model of Care, Hail Health Cluster
Locations
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New Model of Care at Hail Health Cluster
Hail, , Saudi Arabia
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Elfakki FA, Aljamani MY, Mahdy MM, Al Zuhair AA, Altamimi MS, Alshammari SN, Alshammari NM, Aowisy MAA, Alzabni WM. Evaluation of the impact of a family physician-led lifestyle clinic on overweight and obesity: A clustered randomized trial in Hail, Saudi Arabia. J Family Med Prim Care. 2025 May;14(5):2018-2025. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1969_24. Epub 2025 May 31.
Other Identifiers
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Hail Health Cluster
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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