Holiday Season Weight Change During Islamic Holidays

NCT06004193 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: GO 16/307
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study involved 30 regular exercisers and 33 non-exercisers. Food records were collected five times: before the holiday season, before Ramadan, during Ramadan, during Ramadan Feast, and after Ramadan Feast, including the Eid al-Adha period. Anthropometric measurements were taken before and after holidays: initially before Ramadan and again after Eid al-Adha. Physical activity was recorded for both groups: once before Ramadan for non-exercisers and twice (on exercise and rest days) for exercisers.

Conditions

Body Weight Changes

Keywords

Holiday weight gain; Fasting; Body composition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Body weight

  Body weight measurements

  4 months

• Body fat percentage

  Body fat percentage measured with bioelectrical impedance analysis

  4 months

• Dietary intake

  24-hour dietary recall questionnaires were administered by researchers.

  4 months

Study Arms (2)

Regular Exercisers

The group of regular exercisers includes individuals who engage in at least 150 minutes of exercise per week according to World Health Organization criteria.

Behavioral: Exercise

Non-exercisers

The group of non-exercisers includes individuals who do not have a habit of engaging in regular exercise.

Interventions

Exercise BEHAVIORAL

At least 150 minutes of exercise in a week

Regular Exercisers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants were recruited from a local activity center, which includes a gym as well as art studios, via bulletin board announcement.

You may qualify if:

• Age between 20 to 45 years
• Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5-40.0kg/m2
• Observing the Islamic holiday season.

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant or lactating women
• Chronic metabolic diseases including type 1 or type 2 diabetes, any type of cancer, cardiovascular diseases
• kg of weight gain or loss in the last 3 months
• Planning to lose weight or following a specific diet
• Exercising \>300min/week
• Medication use that might affect body weight or composition

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hacettepe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hacettepe University Nutrition and Dietetics Department

Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Body Weight Changes; Fasting

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Feeding Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Zeynep Goktas, PhD

  Hacettepe University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 16, 2023
• First Posted: August 22, 2023
• Study Start: May 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2016
• Study Completion: March 15, 2017
• Last Updated: August 22, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)