ifestyle Management of Weight and Heart Disease Risk Factors in General Practice Patients

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000341022
• Lead Sponsor: Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-04-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Age 30-55 years, Body Mass Index between 26 and 40 kg/m2
or a waist circumference greater than 102cm for men and greater than 88cm for women.Have at least one additional cardiovascular or diabetes risk factor including family history of cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes, family history of premature heart disease or hypercholesterolemia.
Walk independently and able to perform physical activity without pain.
No personal history of cardiac abnormalities.
Contactable by telephone
Able to tolerate particular foods such as fish and whole grains.

Exclusion Criteria

Reported medical treatment which GP indicates necessitates preclusion from study.Type 1 Diabetes .Lipid lowering medication ,for example Lipitor or Zocor.
Concurrent use of medications which may be adversely affected by the intervention for example Warfarin.
Existing chronic diseases like diabetes, ischemic heart disease and asthma.
Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Patients who have a terminal illness ,cancer.
Patients deemed by their GP as not able to comply with the requirements of the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified