Lifestyle Intervention in Overweight Women (PESO)

Faculdade de Motricidade Humana

Status: Completed

Conditions: Weight Loss; Physical Activity; Obesity; Nutritional and Metabolic Disease; Behavior, Health; Cardiovascular Risk Factor; Lifestyle, Sedentary

Treatments: Behavioral: Monthly behavioral sessions; Behavioral: Lifestyle intervention from baseline to 4 months; Behavioral: Supervised exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03823898

PESO-2002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Exercise and Obesity Health Promotion (PESO) program is a randomized controlled trial designed to analyze the effects of a lifestyle intervention in weight management and health-related parameters of overweight and obese premenopausal women

Full description

The PESO (Exercise and Obesity Health Promotion Program) is a program of weight control and exercise promotion for overweight and obese premenopausal women, developed by specialists in exercise, nutrition, and psychology, under medical supervision. It is a program that promotes the autonomy of the participants and the permanent modification of their habits and lifestyles, without the use of drugs or any other products, devices, or techniques of "slimming".

Participants in the PESO Program were able to enjoy a regular and multifaceted group program, aiming to increase knowledge about permanent body weight control, increased motivation and practice of physical activity and exercise, and improved habits food and nutrition. Increases in functional mobility, metabolic health, quality of life and the physical and mental well-being of the participants are central priorities of this Program.

The PESO Program was conducted in a university context and was led by teachers and researchers from the Faculty of Human Motors and other national and foreign institutions. The program is not for commercial purposes, it does not entail financial costs for the participants and it is involved in a wide range of scientific research projects, which have been recognized by individuals and external entities as relevant and of interest to the general population and the community in particular.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 24 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• older than 24 years,
• be premenopausal and not currently pregnant,
• BMI higher than 24.9 kg/m2,
• free from major disease

Exclusion criteria

• Not meeting the inclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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150 participants in 3 patient groups

Supervised exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group received a lifestyle intervention from baseline to 4 months. From 4 to 16 months participants were involved in two supervised exercise sessions per week plus healthy lifestyle interactive sessions. The experimental intervention consisted of: a) monthly behavioral sessions consisted of lifestyle interactive sessions took place monthly and covered and followed contents that were addressed during the first 4 months of the study; b) The supervised exercise sessions were prescribed using an aerobic mode performed at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity during 45 minutes, twice a week, preferably during the weekends.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Lifestyle intervention from baseline to 4 months

Behavioral: Monthly behavioral sessions

Behavioral: Supervised exercise

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group received a lifestyle intervention from baseline to 4 months. From 4 to 16 months participants received no intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: Lifestyle intervention from baseline to 4 months

Monthly behavioral sessions

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group received a lifestyle intervention from baseline to 4 months and then from 4 to 16 months participants were involved in non-supervised exercise group sessions with monthly behavioral sessions. The experimental intervention consisted of monthly behavioral sessions consisted of lifestyle interactive sessions took place monthly and covered and followed contents that were addressed during the first 4 months of the study

Treatment:

Behavioral: Lifestyle intervention from baseline to 4 months

Behavioral: Monthly behavioral sessions