None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Lifestyle modification: Lifestyle modification to prevent future risk of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases
Control Intervention1: Conventional arm: Adolescents
Sponsors
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The target population for the community level interventions will be all adolescents and young adults in that community, and for the family and individual level interventions, they will be adolescents and young adults living in at-risk households. We define at-risk households as those which we have already been previously identified from our other ongoing research as having at least one family member with diabetes, hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia and/or a history of cardiovascular disease in the past
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded if they have prior diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, epilepsy, arthritis or dementia, or have other conditions that limit physical activity and dietary habits. Pregnant women will also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of interest is ideal/improved cardiometabolic health as measured by American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple, which has been adapted and used in South Asian countries.Timepoint: At the end of the study at 5 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures will include continuous and categorical measurements of fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, waist circumference, smoking, body mass index, blood glucose level, blood pressure and lipid levels and metabolic syndrome.Timepoint: At the end of the study at 5 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactFelix Jebasingh K
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Outcome results
None listed