Can participation in a group program for healthier lifestyle with focus on physical activity and eating habits lead to lower weight among persons with overweight?

A group intervention for healthier lifestyle: a randomized controlled trial in primary health care

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN98174965

Enrollment

220

Registered

2014-01-21

Start date

2014-01-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Overweight/obesity in relation with unhealthy eating habits and insufficient physical activity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Interventions

The study starts with an explorative pilot study which will be followed by a randomized, controlled trial (RCT). The explorative pilot study contains a sample of 12 persons divided into two groups. Bo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Body Mass Index (BMI) 27-32 2. Waist circumference = 80 cm for females and = 94 cm for males 3. Expressed a wish to lose weight 4. Understands Swedish ? spoken and written

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Weight (a validated scale) 2. Waist circumference (tape measure in centimetres) 3. BMI (calculated with help of height and weight) 4. Physical activity (activity diary, self-reported and with help from the patient?s own pedometer) 5. Eating habits (food diary, self-reported) Concerning the diaries ? the patients will not need to measure every day during the whole intervention, it will probably be during 5 days at 2-3 occasions allocated during the three months. Measured at baseline and after 3, 6, 12, 24 and 48 months.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Weight (a validated scale) 2. Waist circumference (tape measure in centimetres) 3. BMI (calculated with help of height and weight) 4. Physical activity (activity diary, self-reported and with help from the patient?s own pedometer) 5. Eating habits (food diary, self-reported) Concerning the diaries ? the patients will not need to measure every day during the whole intervention, it will probably be during 5 days at 2-3 occasions allocated during the three months. Measured at baseline and after 3, 6, 12, 24 and 48 months.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Motivation (validated questionnaires) 2. Quality of life (validated questionnaire) 3. Blood pressure (automatic, validated sphygmomanometer) 4. Plasma glucose Measured at baseline and 3, 6 and 24 months.	—

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

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