Long Term Effects of a Structured Lifestyle Program

Karolinska University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lifestyle; Quality of Life

Treatments: Behavioral: Longterm effects after a structured lifestyle program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02744157

2015/494-31/2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study was to describe a structured intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in a clinical setting and to study the effects of the program on lifestyle habits and quality of life in individuals at risk after six months and one year.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

(three risk factors )

• cardiovascular disease
• physical inactivity
• smoking
• risk consumption of alcohol
• unhealthy food habits
• stress
• overweight or abdominal obesity
• high lipids (cholesterol, LDL)
• high blood pressure
• diabetes/insulin resistance.

Exclusion criteria

• Not understand Swedish language

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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102 participants in 1 patient group

structured lifestyle program

Other group

Description:

The program consisted of an individual visit to a nurse for a health check-up and lifestyle counseling at baseline, six month and one year. The program also consisted of five group educations which included lectures on nicotine, alcohol, physical inactivity, eating habits, stress, sleeping habits and behavior changes

Treatment:

Behavioral: Longterm effects after a structured lifestyle program