Evaluation of a Community-led nutrition and Lifestyle program for weight loss and metabolic Health
- Conditions
- OverweightObesityDiet and Nutrition - Obesity
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12622000174785
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Melbourne
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 67
Additional inclusion of participants with a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2 or waist circumference greater than >94cm for males and >80cm for females. I.e updated Key inclusion criteria should be as following:
1. Adults greater than or equal to 18 years of age to less than or equal to 65 years of age
2. Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2 or waist circumference greater than 94cm for males and greater than 80cm for females
3. Residents of Elcho Island
4. Expressed interest and agreed to undertake the HfH program
5. Not expected to leave the Island for more than 2 weeks in the 4 months after enrolment
6. Provided a signed and dated informed consent form
1. Has unstable diabetes with episodes of hypoglycaemia and/or ketoacidosis in the last 12 mo
2. Has insulin dependent diabetes
3. Has chronic renal failure that impairs daily function
4. Has cardiac failure
5. Has cirrhosis
6. Has other factors limiting ability to participate
7. Past participants on the HfH program
8. Women who are pregnant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight loss of 5% or more from baseline of participants assessed by trained personnel using a validated weighing scale.[Baseline and 4 months post commencement of the intervention.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method