Effect of a culturally adapted exercise program on the anthropometrics and body composition of postmenopausal women with excess weight gain: A randomised controlled trial

Culturally adapted exercise program on the anthropometrics and body composition of postmenopausal women

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202301779437544

Enrollment

301

Registered

2023-01-24

Start date

2022-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

exercise group

control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Postmenopausal Ghanaian women over 45 who were not on any weight-loss therapy and had no physical or mental disabilities were included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women who are not Ghanaians and had not resided in Ghana for the previous three years before the study were not eligible

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
anthropometrics and body composition	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
anthropometric parameters	—

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactCorlia Brandt

University of the Witwatersrand

corlia.brandt@wits.ac.za+27832640189

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026