HEalth Promotion Intervention in MEntal Health Care (HEPIMEC)

University Ghent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Unhealthy Lifestyle of Persons With Mental Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Psycho educational and behavioural group sessions; Behavioral: Walking session

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01336946

EC/2010/607

Details and patient eligibility

About

Overweight and obesity have become a serious global public health problem and the prevalence of these conditions is even higher among persons with mental disorders, compared with the general population. Overweight and obesity are partially associated with sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating habits.

The aim of the study is to examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a health promotion intervention targeting physical activity and eating habits in persons with mental disorders.

The study hypothesis is that between baseline and the end of the intervention, and after a 6-month follow up period, significant differences in the primary and secondary outcomes between the intervention and control group will be identified. The investigators also hypothesize that the health promotion intervention will be cost-effective.

Enrollment: 742 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• living in sheltered housing
• diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV manual)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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742 participants in 2 patient groups

health promotion program

Experimental group

Description:

Psycho education and behavioural group sessions and supervised walking sessions will be performed.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Walking session

Behavioral: Psycho educational and behavioural group sessions

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention will be performed in this control group.