NCT07476716Active, not recruiting
Peer-modeled Intervention
The Effect of a Peer-modeled Complex Behavioural Change Intervention on the Cardio-metabolic Health of Women in Mbarara City, Uganda
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of a peer-led behavioural change intervention on the cardio-metabolic health of women aged 18 to 49 years. The main question it aims to answer is: -Does a peer-led behavioural change intervention improve the cardio-metabolic health of women aged 18 to 49 years? Researchers will compare food literacy, physical literacy, and awareness with a comparison arm that receives only information on doable actions to improve cardio-metabolic health in a small booklet. The participants will: * Participants in the intervention arm will have group activities on food literacy, physical literacy and awareness for 3 months of the active phase of the intervention. * The participants in the intervention arm will be followed up with a phone call in between the active phase of the intervention. * At the beginning of the study, the participants in the comparison arm will receive a small booklet with inforgraphics on ways to improve their cardio-metabolic health, with no further contact. * All the participants will not be contacted in any form for the next 3 months after the active phase of the intervention. * The participants will be measured for their waist circumference, fat mass, blood pressure, lipid and glucose levels, and arterial stiffness. * The participants will also be assessed for physical activity levels, dietary intake, body size preferences, self-efficacy, social support, self-monitoring, and self-esteem.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 157 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 9 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 4 May 2026
- Primary completion date
- 4 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- KU Leuven
- NCT number
- NCT07476716
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 157
- From 4 May 2026 to the primary completion date, 4 Dec 2026
- 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
- Taking anti-diabetic or hypertension medication.
Other
- Pregnant and lactating for six months.
- Physically incapacitated to stand for measurements or speak
Who the study is looking for
- Women of reproductive age (WRA; 18 to 49 years).
- With central obesity measured as a waist circumference of \> 80cm and up to 88 cm.
- They should consent and be willing to follow a 3-month active intervention and a 3-month post-intervention follow-up.
- They should be residents of Mbarara City.
- They should either speak English or Runyakitara/Runyankore.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 49 years · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakoba Health center 3 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mbarara | Uganda | Unknown status |
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