Healthy Weight for Life™ + Medical Nutrition Therapy a study for adults completing the Healthy Weight for Life Program™

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: overweight; obesity; type 2 diabetes mellitus; osteoarthritis; heart disease; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Cardiovascular - Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001062617
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Newcastle

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-10-04
• Study Completion: 2024-09-06
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Eligibility for the HWFL+MNT research study:
•Participants who are eligible for the Healthy Weight for Life (HWFL) program (including both private health insurance funded and self-funded)
•Adults aged 18 years +

Eligibility for the HWFL programs include:
•BMI >=28 kg/m2
•A relevant hospital policy with participating private health funds that has been held for at least 12 months
•Willingness to provide progress data over the course of the 18-week program
•Having not previously participated in a HWFL program funded by the individual’s private health insurance
•Heart HWFL - Being treated for, or have a history of, at least one of the following: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, angioplasty or stent, heart attack/stroke, coronary bypass surgery, cardiac arrhythmia/angina, obstructive sleep apnoea
•Diabetes HWFL – A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
•Osteoarthritis HWFL – A diagnosis of symptomatic knee or hip osteoarthritis
•Essentials HWFL – Have one or more existing chronic health condition that is not eligible for heart, diabetes, and osteoarthritis HWFL

Exclusion Criteria

•Not eligible for the HWFL program
other

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diet quality as assessed using the Australian Eating Survey - Heart version[ Baseline and Week 18 post commencement of HWFL program];Self-reported weight via the HWFL member hub [ Baseline and Week 18 post commencement of HWFL program]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported waist circumference via the HWFL member hub [ Baseline and Week 18 post commencement of HWFL program];Patient Activation Measures as per the PAM Questionnaire [ Baseline and Week 18 post commencement of HWFL program];Program Satisfaction using a process evaluation survey designed specifically for this study[ Week 18 post commencement of HWFL program]