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Preliminary Evaluation Study of Therapeutic Education on Overweight People in Addition to a Hydrotherapeutic Cure

Not Applicable
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Behavioral: Therapeutic education
Registration Number
NCT02284776
Lead Sponsor
Institut Pasteur de Lille
Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to assess the effect of a therapeutic education program in addition of a hydrotherapeutic cure on obese patients.

The therapeutic education program at the thermal baths of Brides-les-Bains is composed of a dietary follow-up, a physical activities program, working group.

Detailed Description

The participants are people that come to the thermal baths in order to follow an hydrotherapeutic cure (of about 3 weeks). For the Action group, they also follow a course of therapeutic education where they are given advices on how they should eat and have a regular physical activity.

This therapeutic education in addition of the hydrotherapeutic cure should help them lose weight and not gain in again.

The participants are followed for 18 months (17 months after leaving the thermal baths).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) over 27 kg/m² (or equal)
  • Has a valid email address, has access to the internet and to a telephone line
  • Has a domestic scale compatible with its weight
  • Signed the consent form
  • Susceptible to accept the obligations generated by the study
  • Has a health insurance
Exclusion Criteria
  • Has a progressive illness at the time of the study (cancer, neurodegenerative disease...)
  • Is pregnant
  • Follows the hydro-therapeutic cure in order to cure rheumatism
  • Trying to lose weight prior to a surgery
  • Has a diagnosed eating disorder
  • Has no physical activity due to a handicap or a serious osteoarthritis
  • Has taken a weight-loss drug (Orlistat) in the past month or will likely do so in the future
  • Is taking a Desmopressin-based drug
  • Is unable to understand or follow the protocol
  • Is deprived of liberty
  • Is under judicial protection

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ActionTherapeutic educationPeople in hydrotherapeutic cure are following a program of Therapeutic Education. This program includes dietary advice, physical activities, behavior advice in order to change the lifestyle of the obese people.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in the weight between the end of the hydrotherapeutic cure and 5 months after the hydrotherapeutic curePeople's weight in between the end of hydrotherapeutic cure and 5 months after hydrotherapeutic cure

People weight themselves on a domestic scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evolution of the weight.0 ; 3 weeks ; 6 months ; 12 months ; 18 months

People weight themselves on a domestic scale.

Quality of life0 ; 3 weeks ; 6 months ; 12 months

Assessed with the Short SF-36 questionnaire.

Physical activity0 ; 3 weeks ; 6 months ; 12 months

Assessed with the Ricci-Gagnon questionnaire.

Individual's readiness to change0 ; 3 weeks ; 6 months ; 12 months

Assessed with the Prochaska questionnaire.

Visual and analogical scale for general and psychological well-being and body discomfort.0 ; 3 weeks ; 6 months ; 12 months

Participants mark down on a 10cm scale how they feel.

Felling about the body0 ; 3 weeks ; 6 months ; 12 months

Questionnaire on how the participants feel about their body.

Dietary habits0 ; 3 weeks ; 6 months ; 12 months

Questionnaire about the dietary habits of the participants.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SET Brides-les-Bains

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Brides-les-Bains, Savoir, France

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