The Inland Norway Healthy Life Center Study
- Conditions
- Non-Communicable Chronic DiseasesInsulin ResistanceObesityMusculoskeletal DiseasesPsychological DisorderCardiovascular Diseases
- Interventions
- Other: Physical activity
- Registration Number
- NCT05450406
- Lead Sponsor
- Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
- Brief Summary
Healthy Life Centers (Norwegian, 'Frisklivssentralen') is a municipal service in Norway that aims to promote both physical and mental health, as well as to limit the development of non-communicable diseases. Previous research has shown that receiving follow-up from Healthy Life Centers has led to higher levels of daily physical activity, in addition to improved self-reported health and quality of life among the participants. However, there is a lack of studies that have examined what kind of physiological health effects can be expected from participating in the Healthy Life Center's follow-up.
In this study, responses to the 12-week physical activity program of the Healthy Life Center will be compared with the responses in a negative control group that does not receive such follow-up. Both the intervention group and the reference group (the negative control group) will carry out the same tests and measurements before and after the 12 week period. The tests will include measurements of anthropometric variables (body height, body weight and waist circumference), body composition, arterial stiffness, resting blood pressure and blood variables (blood glucose, long-term blood glucose, blood lipid profile and inflammation markers), in addition to physical tests of mobility, balance, maximum aerobic capacity (maximal oxygen consumption) and maximum muscle strength. Questionnaires related to adherence to the Healthy Life Center follow-up, socio-demographic variables, eating and drinking habits, activity level, perceived physical fitness, motivation for exercise, and health-related quality of life will also be included.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- >18 years of age
- Receiving follow-up from the Healthy Life Center
- In average >1 weekly exercise training session the last three months
Reference group
Inclusion Criteria:
- >18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- In average >1 weekly exercise training session the last three months
- Receiving follow-up from the Healthy Life Center
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention group Physical activity Participants in the intervention group will receive 12-week follow-up from the Healthy Life Center
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maximal oxygen consumption (measured in mL/kg body mass/min) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Balance, measured using the "single leg stance test" (measured in seconds) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Mobility, measured using the "sit-and-reach" and the "back stretch" test (measured in centimeters) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Fat mass (measured in kilograms) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Lean mass (measured in kilograms) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Visceral fat (measured in grams) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Cholesterol and total triglyceride levels (serum, fasted state) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Health-related quality of life (measured using the SF-36 questionnaire; scores from 0-100, where a higher score means a better outcome) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Body mass index From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Bone mineral density ( measured in g/cm2) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Blood glucose levels (serum, fasted state) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Resting blood pressure From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Systemic inflammation markers (levels of c-reactive protein, TNF-alpha, interleukin 6 and interleukin 8 in serum, fasted state) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Arterial stiffness From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Maximal muscle strength (measured in newtons produced during a leg press exercise) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Maximal muscle power (measured in watts produced during a leg press exercise) From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period
Waist circumference From before to after the 12-week intervention/control period Difference in change between the two study arms from before to after the 12-week intervention/control period