Effect of a dietary weight loss program based on acceptance and commitment behavioral therapy on pain and muscle strength in overweight and obese adults

Evaluation of the efficacy of a weight loss dietary intervention in combination with behavioral Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on muscle strength and musculoskeletal pain in adults with Overweight and obesity: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20170812035642N9

Enrollment

130

Registered

2025-10-09

Start date

2025-10-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-13

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Conditions

Condition 1: Overweight and Obesity. Condition 2: Muscle strength. Condition 3: Musculoskeletal pain. Overweight and obesity Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants in this group will receive three types of intervention:

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 59 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults aged 20-59 years Overweight or obese people (body mass index 25-40) Both genders Living in tehran Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Being pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months Follow a special diet Suffering from diabetes, cancer, alzheimer's, parkinson's, liver and kidney diseases, history of stroke and heart attack, rheumatoid arthritis or any other chronic diseases based on the person's statement Current treatment with anti-obesity or blood sugar-lowering medications History of bariatric surgery Night shift workers People with depression and taking anti-depressants Inability to perform physical activities

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Muscle strength. Timepoint: Beginning of the Intervention (Before the Start of the Intervention) and End of the Intervention (After the End of the 12-Weeks Intervention). Method of measurement: Calibrated Handheld Dynamometer.;Musculoskeletal pain. Timepoint: Beginning of the Intervention (Before the Start of the Intervention) and End of the Intervention (After the End of the 12-Weeks Intervention). Method of measurement: Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ).	—

Measure

Time frame

Muscle strength. Timepoint: Beginning of the Intervention (Before the Start of the Intervention) and End of the Intervention (After the End of the 12-Weeks Intervention). Method of measurement: Calibrated Handheld Dynamometer.;Musculoskeletal pain. Timepoint: Beginning of the Intervention (Before the Start of the Intervention) and End of the Intervention (After the End of the 12-Weeks Intervention). Method of measurement: Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Body weight. Timepoint: Beginning of the intervention (before the start of the intervention) and end of the intervention (after the end of the 12-weeks intervention). Method of measurement: Digital scale.;Body Mass Index. Timepoint: Beginning of the intervention (before the start of the intervention) and end of the intervention (after the end of the 12-weeks intervention). Method of measurement: Wall Height Gauge and digital scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Body weight. Timepoint: Beginning of the intervention (before the start of the intervention) and end of the intervention (after the end of the 12-weeks intervention). Method of measurement: Digital scale.;Body Mass Index. Timepoint: Beginning of the intervention (before the start of the intervention) and end of the intervention (after the end of the 12-weeks intervention). Method of measurement: Wall Height Gauge and digital scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSakineh Shabbidar

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

s_shabbidar@tums.ac.ir+98 21 8895 5742

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026