Effectiveness of lifestyle coaching in general practice - a cluster randomized controlled pilot study

Recruiting

Conditions: E66.9
F17.2
Z73
Obesity, unspecified
Problems related to life-management difficulty

Registration Number: DRKS00003067

Lead Sponsor: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin des Klinikums rechts der Isar; Technische Universität München

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

at least 18 years old; Internet access; sufficient knowledge of the German language; Signed declaration of consent form

Exclusion Criteria

Younger than 18 years;
No internet access;
German knowledge lacking;
For weight reduction: BMI < 25; type-1-diabetic, hypothyroidism, pregnant or breast feeding woman, dependence on drugs or alcohol, consuming and immunodeficiency illnesses, heavy psychological illnesses, osteoporosis, kidney insufficiency, heart failure, coronary heart illness, eating disorders, cirrhosis of the liver, acute infections, other heavy metabolic illnesses (e.g. gout)
For stress reduction and smoking cessation: Depressive illness, post traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, mania or other psychiatric illness

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participants fill in questionnaires at study onset and after 12 weeks. Main outcome measures are, according to the respective indication, the change of weight and waist circumference (value at study onset - value after 12 weeks), the proportion of patients with a negative Cotinine-urine test at 12 weeks, and the change of the sum score of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (score at study onset - score after 12 weeks).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight reduction: food intake behavior as well as physical activity are documented by questionnaires at the beginning and after 12 weeks. Secondary outcome is the portion after 12 weeks who increased physical activety as well as healthier food intake. <br>Smoking cessation: smoke behavior is documented by questionnaires at the beginning and after 12 weeks. Secondary outcome is the portion who reduced the nicotine consumption more than 50% after 12 weeks as well as the proportion of those who are at least 6, 8 or 10 weeks abstinent.<br>Also is via the Internet program continuously documented in all groups once a week over 12 weeks on a scale from 1-10 the motivation and condition.