The effect of addressing sleep in a weight loss program on diet, exercise and weight loss in Lebanese university students: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Lebanese International University0 个研究点目标入组 24 人开始时间: 2026年8月3日最近更新: 2026年8月3日

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研究类型: Interventional
分配方式: Randomized
干预模型: Parallel
主要目的: Effects of sleep improvement on weight loss outcomes and adherence to diet and exercise.
盲法: None

•Participants should be overweight or obese (BMI= 25 kg/m²)
•Participants should have a short sleep duration (< 7 hours per night) and/or a poor sleep quality (PSQI score > 5) (The validated Arabic version of the PSQI will be used to assess eligibility)
•Participants should be healthy, not suffering from any metabolic or other chronic diseases

•Students diagnosed or being treated for insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), other sleep disorders or any other medical condition that may affect negatively the weight loss like endocrine problems (hypothyroidism…)
•Students having any medical contraindication to weight loss
•Students taking any medication known to affect body weight
•Students taking any medication known to affect sleep
•Students who are already engaged in another weight loss program or who were recently losing weight (> 5% in the past 3 months)
•Pregnant/planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months, or breastfeeding
•Students who smoke waterpipe as this has been found in a previous study to affect weight loss

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