Farming fit? Depression and obesity in farm men and wome

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Psychological distress; Obesity; Dislipidaemia; Insulin resistance; Hypertension; Nutritional assesment in in obese/overweight farm men and women; Physical activity assesment in obese/overweight farm men and women; Mental Health - Depression; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000827033
• Lead Sponsor: ational Centre for Farmer Health

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-10-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

Body mass index (BMI) >=25 kg/m2
Rural victorian farmers

Exclusion Criteria

Age below 18 years or over 74 years
Not been farming for more than 5 years
Very high level of psychological distress
Participants unable to participate physical activity program due to any other chonic illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in biochemical chemical meassurements <br>(fasting blood glucose (FBG), Lipid profile, Serum/salivary cortisol)[Baseline, Final( 6-month), 3-month additional for salivary cortisol];Improvements in anthropometric meassurements<br>(Weight, height, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), Body fat %)[Baseline, Final( 6-month)];Improvement in self-rated psychological health meassurements (Deppression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) score)[Baseline, 3- month and Final( 6-month)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement diet( adherence to healthy balanced diet - using dietary recall questionnaire)[Baseline, 3- month and Final( 6-month)];Improvemt of physical activity (adherence to higher physical activty- using physical activity questionnaire)[Baseline, 3- month and Final( 6-month)]