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NCT Number: NCT01997034

Physiological Factors That Influence Maintenance of Lifestyle Changes and Weight Loss - a Cross-sectional Study

In Denmark and the western world, there is an increasing prevalence of obesity probably due to a combination of inadequate daily physical activity and a high energy intake. One approach to achieve weight loss and change life style is to participate in an intensive supervised prolonged life style modification course. The immediate effect is often positive, but over time the overall effect is limited as the majority will not maintain weight loss and a changed life style.

The purpose of this study is therefore to characterize the physiological factors that determine/influence the capacity to maintain weight loss and a healthy lifestyle after a prolonged lifestyle intervention.

The investigators have the following research questions:

1. Are there physiological traits and characteristics that mediate better adherence to lifestyle changes and weight loss? 2. Does the adaptation in muscle oxidative capacity after lifestyle intervention predict success in maintaining weight loss and lifestyle changes? 3. How does gender and age influence the capacity to maintain the lifestyle induced adaptation in muscle and adipose tissue and maintaining weight loss?

The study design is cross-sectional and will be based on a lifestyle intervention, as it is practiced in a real life setting at Ubberup folk high school. The investigators will recruit former participants of this lifestyle style intervention. 50 % who maintained a weight loss and a healthy life style and 50 % who did not.

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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

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Former participants of Ubberup Folk High School

Exclusion criteria

  • Gastric Bypass Surgery or Gastric Banding

Treatment and study plan

Intensive lifestyle intervention

Behavioral

The included subjects has previously participated in the Intensive Lifestyle Intervention intervention at Ubberup Folk High School. This intervention includes daily exercise and a hypocaloric diet (app. -700KCal/day) for 10-14 weeks. Furthermore theoretical and practical education within e.g. Nutrition, exercise and motivational psychology.

Primary outcomes

  1. Total Body weight

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anthropometry

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

    Body composition measured by dual x-ray absorptiometry or bio-impedance, height, weight, waist circumference.

  2. Maximal fat oxidation

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

    Respiratoric Exchange Ratio (RER) is measured during an incremental cycling test and maximal fat oxidation is calculated

  3. Maximal Oxygen Consumption

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

Other outcomes

  1. Adherence to a healthy diet

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

    Questionnaire (24hrs dietary recall) and diary to determine adherence to a healthy diet

  2. Adherence to physical activity

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

    International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to determine adherence to physical activity. Furthermore we will use diary and ActiHeart (accelerometer).

  3. Mitochondria respiration and efficiency

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

    Mitochondria respiration and efficiency measured by Oreboros Oxygraph

  4. Blood and plasma substrates, hormones and metabolites

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

    HbA1c, insulin, leptin, glucose, adiponectin, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), Ghrelin.

  5. Muscle lipid composition

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

    Muscle lipid composition will be analyzed using a lipidomics approach.

  6. Expression of muscle lipases

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

    Western Blot analyses will be Applied to analyse expression of muscle lipases; hormone sensitive lipase (HSL), adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) as well muscle PAT proteins; PLIN 2 (ADRP), PLIN 3 (TIP47) and PLIN5 (OXPAT)

  7. Adipose tissue macrophage inflammation and cytokine production

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

  8. Intramuscular lipid droplet content and size, glycogen content and ceramide content and location

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

    Intramuscular lipid droplet content and size, glycogen content and ceramide content and location wil be quantified by immunohistochemical staining of serial cryo-sections of muscle tissue samples that are visualized by confocal microscopy

  9. Motivation for lifestyle changes and sociological factors involved

    Time frame: 0-14 years after the intervention is completed

    Questionnaires

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Copenhagen

Other

Collaborators

  • Ubberup Folk High School

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Nov 27, 2013
Registry last updated
Feb 1, 2016

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