Overweight and obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
This study will use a two-arm, parallel-group design to investigate whether improving sleep duration and quality, in parallel with a weight-loss program, leads to spillover effects on adherence and we
Sponsors
Lebanese International University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants should be overweight or obese (BMI= 25 kg/m²) 2. Participants should have a short sleep duration ( 5) (The validated Arabic version of the PSQI will be used to assess eligibility) 3. Participants should be healthy, not suffering from any metabolic or other chronic diseases
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Students diagnosed or being treated for insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), other sleep disorders or any other medical condition that may affect negatively the weight loss like endocrine problems (hypothyroidism…) 2. Students having any medical contraindication to weight loss 3. Students taking any medication known to affect body weight 4. Students taking any medication known to affect sleep 5. Students who are already engaged in another weight loss program or who were recently losing weight (> 5% in the past 3 months) 6. Pregnant/planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months, or breastfeeding 7. Students who smoke waterpipe as this has been found in a previous study to affect weight loss
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adherence to exercise measured using International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)- Short Arabic version at monthly for 6 months;Adherence to dietary recommendations measured using 24-hour recall at monthly for 6 months;Exercise identity measured using the Four-item exercise identity scale (4-EI) at baseline, 3 months and 6 months;Eating identity measured using four-item healthy-eater identity scale (4-HEI) at baseline, 3 months and 6 months;Health identity measured using health identity scale at baseline, 3 months and 6 months;Weight (kg) measured using calibrated scale at monthly for 6 months;Feasibility measured using sleep hygiene index at baseline, 3 months and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body composition changes (fat mass and muscle mass) measured using bioelectrical impedance machine (BOCA X1) at monthly for 6 months;Waist circumference (cm) measured using flexible non-stretchable tape at monthly for 6 months | — |
Countries
Lebanon
Contacts
Public ContactMira Alfikany
Outcome results
None listed