Retirement, Weight Gain
Conditions
Keywords
Prevention, Retirement, Physical activity, Diet, Weight gain, Body composition
Brief summary
Advancing age in itself is associated with changes in body composition. However, during transitional life stages, such as retirement, detrimental changes on diet and physical activity may occur. This might lead to weight gain and accumulation of abdominal fat. To prevent these changes, participants receive a low-intensity intervention on energy balance and related behaviours. After six months, one and two years, the effects will be studied by comparing the intervention group with the control group.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavior change on physical activity and diet
Sponsors
Netherlands Heart Foundation
Wageningen University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
55 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Apparently healthy and recently retired
Exclusion criteria
* Using drugs that might influence body composition, digestion or physical activities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anthropometrics (body weight, height, circumferences, total body fat%, blood pressure) | — |
| Energy intake (Food Frequency Questionnaire) | — |
| Physical activity level (Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychosocial factors (attitude, social influence, self-efficacy etc.) | — |
Outcome results
None listed