Primary Prevention Study: Study on Obesity, Cardiovascular and Psycho-Social Characteristics in the City of Merzig

Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study on Obesity, Cardiovascular and Psycho-Social Characteristics in the City of Merzig

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00111059

Enrollment

600

Registered

2005-05-17

Start date

2005-01-31

Completion date

2006-04-30

Last updated

2005-06-24

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Conditions

Cardiovascular Disease, Depression, Obesity, Stress

Keywords

obesity, cardiovascular disease, depression, stress

Brief summary

Cardiovascular risk factors and psycho-social characteristics will be determined in obese and non-obese patients in the setting of primary medical care.

Detailed description

Cardiovascular risk factors and psycho-social characteristics will be determined using a questionnaire in primary care physician offices in the city of Merzig, Germany. We will recruit all people (age\>18y) with a body-mass index (BMI) \> 30 kg/m2 plus patients in the two following participating physician offices: Praxisnetz and Merzig. Cardiovascular risk will be assessed using the PROCAM (Munster Heart Study), ESC (European Society of Cardiology) and Framingham risk scores. Psycho-social factors will be recorded according to the methodology of the INTERHEART study.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 or \> 18 * BMI \> 30 kg/m2 * Presenting to a participating primary care physician

Exclusion criteria

* Age \< 18

Countries

Germany

Outcome results