Effect of a Single Nutritional Intervention Previous to a Critical Period of Fat Gain in University Students With Overweight and Obesity

NCT04463407 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BIOEPUCV-H145-2017
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 36
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of a single nutritional preventive session previous to a critical period linked to fat gain in university students with overweight and obesity, emulating a nutritional session of a public health system.

Conditions

Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body composition measurements

  Changes on fat mass measured by DXA

  3 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Feeding questionnaires and food guide recommendations

  3 weeks

• Feeding questionnaires and food guide recommendations

  3 weeks

• Feeding questionnaires and food guide recommendations

  3 weeks

• Physical activity level

  3 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants keep their normal routine without intervention.

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive a single nutritional intervention previous to a critical period.

Other: Educational talk about physical activity and nutritional recommendations before a critical period of fat gain in university students

Interventions

Educational talk about physical activity and nutritional recommendations before a critical period of fat gain in university students OTHER

An intervention was performed emulating a traditional nutritional session from a primary healthcare center (public health system). Traditionally, this session lasts around 20 minutes and includes a body composition measurement, nutritional assessment, and a brief educational talk about healthy eating. Just the intervention group received a series of healthy recommendations specially focused on the National Holiday.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Body mass index \[BMI\] ≥25 kg/m2
• Not having metal plates
• Not studying Nutrition and Dietetics or Physical Education
• Not being pregnant

You may not qualify if:

• \- Presente gastrointestinal problems (vomit or diarrheas) during the three weeks that last the experiment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso: lead

Study Sites (1)

School of Physical Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile

Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2020
• First Posted: July 9, 2020
• Study Start: August 28, 2017
• Primary Completion: September 27, 2017
• Study Completion: September 28, 2017
• Last Updated: July 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CL (1)