A lifestyle modification intervention on selected cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese women aged 35-44 years in Medical Officer of Health areas Bandaragama and Horana

Not Applicable

Conditions: Overweight, obesity, hypertention

Registration Number: SLCTR/2018/017

Lead Sponsor: Medical Research Institute

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete: follow up complete

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1. Overweight and obese women (BMI between 23 kg/ m2 to 35 kg/ m2) in the age group 35-44 years in the Medical Officer of Health areas (MOH) Bandaragama and Horana registered in the electoral list of 2017.

2. Persons who are able to communicate in Sinhala will be included

3. Women who are not planning pregnancy for a minimum one year will be included

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women who are diagnosed with hypothyroidism and other endocrine disorders such as Cushing’s syndrome due to primary and secondary causes.

2. Any other disease or pathological status that cause enlarged abdomen (malignancy, ascites, uterine detention etc.)

3. Any other condition that may affect the study subjects to limit the participation in the lifestyle modification programme e.g. valvular heart disease, disability

4. Pregnant women and lactating women within six months of postpartum.

5.Women who are severely ill or diagnosed as having psychiatric illness

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean difference of BMI at baseline and post-intervention follow-up. This will be calculated for both intervention and control arms. Mean difference will be compared between intervention and control arms. [All the measures will be taken at the base line and at the end of intervention period of 6 months.]<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures