Overweight
Conditions
Interventions
1. Monthly meetings with a dietician during a half year period
2. Monthly meetings with both a dietician and a physiotherapist during a half year period
3. Routine health care (control).
Sponsors
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU) and Municipal Health Service Utrecht, The Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. >= 18 and = 28 and < 35 kg/m2; 3. Knowledge of the Dutch language; 4. Participate in the Utrecht Health Project, a community-based prospective cohort study in Leidsche Rijn, part of the city of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participate in any other former or current intervention related to overweight; 2. Already under treatment by a dietician or physiotherapist; 3. Known diagnosis of depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder, binge eating disorder or bulimia nervosa; 4. Pregnancy; 5. Moving plans.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in weight. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effect evaluation: 1. Change in BMI and waist circumference; 2. Change in blood pressure, blood glucose, blood lipids and Framingham risk score; 3. Change in energy-intake and energyconsumption; 4. Change in physical condition; 5. Change in use of health care and medication use. Process evaluation: 6. Response; 7. Compliance; 8. Program-associated costs and workload. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactE.A. Molenaar
University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Str. 6.131, P.O. Box 85000
Outcome results
None listed