Learning and Coping With Chronic Illness

Completed

• Conditions: Morbid Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Teaching life style changes; Other: Active participation; Other: Teaching

• Registration Number: NCT01336725
• Lead Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the participants have improved their scores on health related quality of life (HRQL) 1 year after completing a learning and mastery course and whether sociodemographic variables are associated with HRQL.

Detailed Description

Persons with chronic illnesses have to adjust to changes in their life-style. In the last 10 years Learning and Mastery Centres have been established in Norwegian hospitals to offer patient education for the chronically ill. It is not known whether these courses impact any changes in HRQL 1 year after course completion.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01
• Primary Completion: 2010-09
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2011-04
• Study First Submitted: 2011-04-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-04-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-04-15
• Study First Posted: 2011-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2011-04-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of morbid obesity
• attending learning and mastery course for the obese

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Morbid obesity	Teaching life style changes	All attending learning and mastery courses for persons with morbid obesity
Morbid obesity	Active participation	All attending learning and mastery courses for persons with morbid obesity
Morbid obesity	Teaching	All attending learning and mastery courses for persons with morbid obesity

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health related quality of life	1 year after course completion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oslo universiy hospital, Aker; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway