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A Sustainable Diet for Hadassah Employees Workers

Primary Purpose

Obesity, Physical Activity

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Israel
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Nutritional and Activity Promotion
Sponsored by
Hadassah Medical Organization
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Obesity focused on measuring Sustainable diet, Health promotion, Obesity

Eligibility Criteria

21 Years - 67 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

Hadassah medical center employees Age 21-67

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Exclusion Criteria:

- Refusal to participate

Sites / Locations

  • Hadassah Medical Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

The study has a single arm

Arm Description

The study has one arm The whole population of the campus will be exposed to the intervention. the effectiveness will be assessed using a random selection twice - before and after the intervention

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in amount of fruit/vegetable consumption per day
Amount of fruit/vegetable consumption will be evaluated via questionnaires

Secondary Outcome Measures

Amount of physical activity per week
Amount of physical activity will be assessed via questionnaires

Full Information

First Posted
September 9, 2012
Last Updated
March 22, 2015
Sponsor
Hadassah Medical Organization
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01686399
Brief Title
A Sustainable Diet for Hadassah Employees Workers
Official Title
A Sustainable Diet for Hadassah Employees
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
March 2015
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
June 2015 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
March 2016 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
March 2016 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Hadassah Medical Organization

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The aim of this protocol is to use a multidisciplinary approach to convey nutrition and activity messages to randomly selected Hadassah Medical Center employees. The intervention will be for one academic year and include frontal talks, email and internet focus group interactions, public demonstrations and a focused intervention within the hospital kitchen. The outcomes are specific parameters of dietary modifications, degree of physical activity and health related perspectives. Outcomes will be recorded at baseline and by the end of the intervention ( one year).
Detailed Description
The participants will be selected randomly from the campus employees. They will be exposed to multiple levels of health promotion at the work place as well as via multiple media tools. Analysis will be performed at baseline by using multiple nutrition and health perception questionnaires. A second group from the employees will be selected for assessment of the same outcomes at the end of the year.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Obesity, Physical Activity
Keywords
Sustainable diet, Health promotion, Obesity

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
450 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
The study has a single arm
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
The study has one arm The whole population of the campus will be exposed to the intervention. the effectiveness will be assessed using a random selection twice - before and after the intervention
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Nutritional and Activity Promotion
Intervention Description
Multi disciplinary nutritional and behavioral messages to improve diet and activity levels
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in amount of fruit/vegetable consumption per day
Description
Amount of fruit/vegetable consumption will be evaluated via questionnaires
Time Frame
one year
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Amount of physical activity per week
Description
Amount of physical activity will be assessed via questionnaires
Time Frame
one year
Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures:
Title
Amount of soft drinks consumed per day
Description
The amount of soft drinks consumed per day will be assessed via questionnaires
Time Frame
one year

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
21 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
67 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Hadassah medical center employees Age 21-67 - Exclusion Criteria: - Refusal to participate
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Dorit Adler, MPH
Phone
02677551
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Ram Weiss, MD PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Hadassah Medical Organization
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Hadassah Medical Center
City
Jerusalem Region
ZIP/Postal Code
91120
Country
Israel
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Dorit Adler, MPH

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