A Physical Activity and Diet Program to Prevent Accumulation of Abdominal Fat Mass in Recently Retired Men and Women

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Wageningen University Netherlands Heart Foundation
Information provided by:	Wageningen University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00122213

Purpose

Advancing age in itself is associated with changes in body composition. However, during transitional life stages, such as retirement, detrimental changes on diet and physical activity may occur. This might lead to weight gain and accumulation of abdominal fat.

To prevent these changes, participants receive a low-intensity intervention on energy balance and related behaviours.

After six months, one and two years, the effects will be studied by comparing the intervention group with the control group.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Retirement Weight Gain	Behavioral: Behavior change on physical activity and diet	Phase II

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	An Individual-Based Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Program to Prevent Accumulation of Abdominal Fat Mass in Recently Retired Men and Women

Further study details as provided by Wageningen University:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Anthropometrics (body weight, height, circumferences, total body fat%, blood pressure)
Energy intake (Food Frequency Questionnaire)
Physical activity level (Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly)

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Psychosocial factors (attitude, social influence, self-efficacy etc.)

Estimated Enrollment:	400
Study Start Date:	September 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date:	February 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	55 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Apparently healthy and recently retired

Exclusion Criteria:

Using drugs that might influence body composition, digestion or physical activities

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00122213

Sponsors and Collaborators

Wageningen University

Netherlands Heart Foundation

Investigators

Study Chair:

Evert G Schouten, PhD

Wageningen University - Division of Human Nutrition

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	2000T205
Study First Received:	July 15, 2005
Last Updated:	September 7, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00122213
Health Authority:	Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)

Keywords provided by Wageningen University:

Prevention
Retirement
Physical activity

Diet
Weight gain
Body composition

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Body Weight Changes
Weight Gain

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009