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NCT07009054Completed

Program for the Promotion of Physical Exercise and Healthy Eating Among Population of Pakistani Origin With Obesity

Program for the Promotion of Physical Exercise and Healthy Eating (PEFAS) Culturally and Linguistically Adapted to the Population of Pakistani Origin With Obesity

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Jun 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This randomized control trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally and linguistically adapted nutrition education and physical exercise program on lifestyle (diet and exercise), metabolic parameters, and fat content and distribution of people of Pakistani origin with obesity residing in the North Metropolitan health area of Barcelona. The betterment of the mentioned parameters is expected to be greater in individuals from the intervention group who will receive a total of 12 sessions of nutrition education and physical exercise compared to the control group who will participate in only 4 sessions.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (actual)
First submitted
29 Nov 2024
Start date
3 Mar 2024
Primary completion date
30 Oct 2024
Lead sponsor
Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT07009054

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 60
  • From 3 Mar 2024 to the primary completion date, 30 Oct 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Presenting a physical or mental illness that could prevent participation in the study.

Other

  • Presenting any pathology that could limit life expectancy in the short term.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Having a close family member included in the project.

Who the study is looking for

  • Being of Pakistani origin
  • Being Aged over 18 years
  • Having obesity, defined as BMI ≥ 27 Kg/m2
  • Being attended at the Saint Roc or Gorg Primary Care Centers, Endocrinology and Nutrition External Consultations at the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital (HUGTiP) or at the Specialized Care Center (Dr. Barraquer in St. Adrià and Dr. Robert in Badalona)
  • Voluntarily accepting participation in the study.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
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BadalonaSpainUnknown status

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