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
- 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
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
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
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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