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Job-Site Diet Education on Metabolic Syndrome

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Metabolic Syndrome
Health Education
Workplace
Interventions
Behavioral: Nutrition education
Registration Number
NCT04530331
Lead Sponsor
Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital
Brief Summary

This study conducted an 8-week workplace nutrition education intervention to examine the effects of the intervention on metabolic syndrome factors associated with employees. A historical intervention was designed to recruit adults with a body mass index level of \>22 and without any endocrine disorder from a community in Yilan, Taiwan. The intervention group was recruited between 2010 and 2012 and received an 8-week intervention, during which dietitians delivered a nutrition education session and a one-on-one dietary guidance session on a weekly basis. The age- and sex-matched control group (n = 34) was recruited between 2014 and 2015 to analyze the metabolic syndrome variables. The metabolic syndrome variables included blood pressure, blood sugar, serum lipid profile, and waist circumference.

Detailed Description

Content of classes Week1 Things that you must know during the weight reduction study period Week2 Daily individual calorie requirement: what are the main food groups? Week3 How to record the daily diet after the weight reduction program Week4 Food serving size and replacement Week5 The principles of eating out Week6 Physical activity advice (delivered with health education flyers to the participants)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
214
Inclusion Criteria
  • ≥ 18 years old
  • BMI of ≥ 22
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of critical illness
  • Having been diagnosed with at least one endocrine disorder

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention groupNutrition educationProviding nutrition education.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
BMIAfter 8 week intervention

To evaluate the effect of nutrition education on the reduction of BMI (body mass index).

Waist circumferenceAfter 8 week intervention

One of the metabolic syndrome factors.

Systolic blood pressureAfter 8 week intervention

One of the metabolic syndrome factors.

Diastolic blood pressureAfter 8 week intervention

One of the metabolic syndrome factors.

Fasting blood sugarAfter 8 week intervention

One of the metabolic syndrome factors.

Serum triglycerideAfter 8 week intervention

One of the metabolic syndrome factors.

Serum high density lipoprotein cholesterolAfter 8 week intervention

One of the metabolic syndrome factors.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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