The development, implementation and evaluation of a weight loss intervention for overweight/obese primary school educators at selected schools within the Metro North District in Western Cape Province, South Africa: A randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- PACTR201910535635886
- Lead Sponsor
- elia Steyn
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
overweight/obese educators with a BMI = 27kg/m2,
employed either by the Western Cape Department of Basic Education or the school governing body at selected schools within the Metro North District,
English literate,
own their own personal mobile phone
agree not to participate in any other weight loss interventions for the duration of the study
Educators who are following a weight loss intervention at the time of data collection,
women who are pregnant or trying to fall pregnant or have been pregnant less than 6 months prior to data collection, lactating women,
those with orthopaedic or joint problems which will be a barrier to physical activity,
those with a history of major medical problems such as heart disease (including having had a pacemaker inserted)
those with recent weight loss greater than 10% in the previous 6 months .
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method BMI <br>;dietary intake ;Physical activity ;Blood pressure