The Effectiveness of Low Calorie Low Salt Lunch for Weight Reduction of Workers of a Health Promoting Hospital (HPH)

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight; Obesity

Treatments: Other: Lunch which is calorie-restricted and low-salt

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02416544

B-1403-244-005 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Low Calorie Low Salt Lunch for Weight Reduction in overweight or obese workers of a health promoting hospital.

Enrollment: 109 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Overweight or obese
• Hospital workers

Exclusion criteria

• History of major medical problems such as heart disease in the last 6 months
• Orthopaedic or joint problems that would be a barrier to physical activity
• Pregnancy
• Recent weight change of ≥10% of baseline weight
• Taking medications that might affect body weight
• Participation in other program about weight control
• Alcohol or substance abuser
• Other uncontrolled psychiatric problems
• Eating disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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109 participants in 3 patient groups

Full participation

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group receive lunch which is calorie-restricted and low-salt during 12 weeks, the total duration of this study.

Treatment:

Other: Lunch which is calorie-restricted and low-salt

Two thirds participation

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group starts lunch which is calorie-restricted and low-salt after 4 weeks from the beginning of the study and maintain the diet during 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Lunch which is calorie-restricted and low-salt

One thirds participation

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group starts lunch which is calorie-restricted and low-salt after 8 weeks from the beginning of the study and maintain the diet during 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Lunch which is calorie-restricted and low-salt