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Interdisciplinary Intervention in Patients With Obesity and Other Metabolic Diseases

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Behavioral: Interdisciplinary Therapy
Registration Number
NCT02573688
Lead Sponsor
Federal University of São Paulo
Brief Summary

The aim of the research study will be assess the effectiveness of a long-term interdisciplinary lifestyle in many aspects including food intake, psychological symptoms, physical activity habits, energy expenditure, body composition and anthropometric measurements in adults obese.

Detailed Description

Participants will be recruited after dissemination of the program in the local media and internet.

They will go through a short interview to evaluate inclusion and exclusion criteria. Thus, all obese adults will be submitted to an interdisciplinary lifestyle modification therapy according the inclusion criteria.

The interdisciplinary therapy will consist of nutritional, physical exercise, psychological and physiotherapy support during the course of one year, according the literature the investigators promote a long term therapy to control obesity and metabolic diseases.

The participants will be evaluated at baseline and after the therapy in accordance with Ethical guidelines.

The main purpose of this therapy is to enhance the quality of life of the participants promoting an active lifestyle and quality of life, adherence a healthy nutritional habits and a healthy weight loss.

Our focus will be on teaching strategies to maintain a healthy life style behaviors after therapy, our protocol is in agreement with public health field in this way.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
87
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age from 30 to 50 years and body mass index (BMI) between 30 and 39.9 Kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria
  • Musculoskeletal limitations preventing the practice of physical exercise, other metabolic or endocrine diseases, identified genetic diseases, pregnancy, previous drug utilization and excessive chronic alcohol consumption

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Interdisciplinary TherapyInterdisciplinary TherapyThe Therapy includes: Physical Exercise (three times week - 180 minutes); Nutrition, Psychology, Physiotherapy (once a week - 60 minutes each one)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Physical Activityone year

Quadrimensional accelerometer

Body Massone year

Body Mass (kg)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Triglyceridesone year

Blood lipid fraction (mg/dL) after 12h overnight fasting.

Total Cholesterol.one year

Blood lipid fraction (mg/dL) after 12h overnight fasting.

Psychological Parameters - Anxietyone year

Anxiety, Beck´s Anxiety Inventory Questionnaire (Score)

Nutritional parametersone year

Macronutrient, micronutrient and calorie intakes

Blood Pressureone year

Systolic and Diastolic Blood pressure (mmHg)

Cardiorespiratory parametersOne year

Maximal ergometer test. Maximal oxygen uptake.

Psychological Parameters - Depressionone year

Depression; Beck´s Depression Inventory Questionnaire (Score)

High Density Lipoprotein - Cholesterolone year

HDL-c; Blood lipid fraction (mg/dL) after 12h overnight fasting.

Resting Metabolic RateOne year

Indirect calorimetry test (kcal/day)

Physiotherapy parametersone year

Functional capacity - Health Assessment Questionnaire (Score)

Glucose levels.one year

Glucose levels (mg/dL) after 12h overnight fasting.

Waist circumferenceone year

Anthropometric measure (cm)

Improvement in Quality of LifeOne year

WHO - Quality of life Brief Questionnaire

Inflammatory markersone year

adipokines status

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

GEO - Obesity Study Group

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Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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