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NCT Number: NCT03115229

Obesity Intervention Program for University Students

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of preventive nursing interventions, which consist of education / practices including of healthy eating and physical activity and motivational messages which sent through social media to reduce obesity risk in university students who in the risk group for obesity.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Behavior Body Weight Motor Activity Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

19 year–24 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

This study has been conducted with University students in Turkey. The selected 70 students were associated with obesity risk factors about obesity (owerveight or normal weight and they were in the risk group in terms of obesity according to the risk rating scales, and between 19-24 years old) and randomly assigned to the experimental (35 students) and control group (35 students). Applications for the experimental group for 11 weeks about nutritional habits, practices for physical activity, and motivational messages sent via social media.

Primary Outcome Measure: Nutrition-Exercise Attitude Score, Nutrition-Exercise Behavior Score, Exercise Benefit / Obstacle Score. We used some scales for evaluate the primary outcomes (The Scale of Nutrition-Exercise Attitude-Behavior, The Scale of Exercise Benefit / Obstacle).

Bady Mass Index, Waist / Hip Ratio and Body fat percentage are secondary outcomes.

The data was calculated with SPSS package program.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Preobezes between 25.0-29.9 BMI
  • The BMI is 18.5-24.9 and who get above the average score (24-36 points high risk) from the "Risky Behavior Scale University Form: the subscale of nutritional habits
  • The BMI is 18.5-24.9 and who get below the mean score (8-20 points high risk) from the Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale's subscale of Exercise

Exclusion criteria

  • BMI below 18.5 and above 29.9
  • Constantly regular drug users
  • Those who have any health problems (who have had a heart attack, angioplasty or any surgical operation within 3 months, those with heart failure, those with metabolic disease, those with eating disorder, those with cancer, those with any psychological disease, Physically disabled)
  • Those who are pregnant
  • Those who have participated in any weight management program at least 2 months in advance and are still involved in the nutrition or physical activity program

Treatment and study plan

Protective Nursing Interventions for Reduction Obesity Risk

Behavioral

Applications for the experimental group for 11 weeks are grouped under three headings.

These; Nutritional habits, practices for physical activity, and motivational messages sent via social media.

Nutritional practices: Nutritional practices consist of group trainings, individual practices and collective events.

Practices for physical activity: Group trainings, group exercises, individual exercises and collective activities. Physical activity was done for 3 days per week and 45-60 minutes every seans for 8 weeks. In addition, activities such as collective nature walks and cycling have been carried out Practices through social media: For physical activity and healthy eating; Motivational messages were sent twice a week for 11 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Nutrition-Exercise Attitude Score, Nutrition-Exercise Behavior Score, Exercise Benefit / Obstacle Score

    Time frame: Totaly: 11 weeks

    The Scale of Nutrition-Exercise Attitude-Behavior, The Scale of Exercise Benefit / Obstacle

Secondary outcomes

  1. Bady Mass Index

    Time frame: Totaly: 11 weeks

    Weight/Height Ratio

  2. Waist / Hip

    Time frame: Totaly: 11 weeks

    Waist / Hip Ratio

  3. Body fat percentage

    Time frame: Totaly: 11 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Selcuk University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Protectıve Nursing Interventions on Reduction of Obesity Risk In University Students: Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Apr 14, 2017
Registry last updated
Aug 28, 2019

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