Support for Increased Physical Activity (Stöd Till Aktivare Motion)

Karolinska Institutet234 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to improve and analyze the level of physical activity in immigrant women from the Middle East and Latin America living in Sweden. The investigators will also investigate if glucose, insulin, and lipid metabolism; stress-related hormone production; and subclinical inflammatory activity are affected by the intervention. The follow-up period is 2 years.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

234

Conditions

Overweight

Interventions

Support for Increased Physical ActivityBEHAVIORAL

Exercise referral combined with individual support, access to structured group exercise programs, and motivational support

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 64 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Female gender * Age 25 through 64 years * Physical inactivity * BMI \> 25 * Immigrant to Sweden from either the Middle East or Latin America Exclusion Criteria: * Diabetes mellitus type I * Ischemic heart disease * Disability that interferes with the ability to participate in lifestyle-related physical activity

Locations (1)

Center for Family and Community Medicine

Huddinge, Stockholm County, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The relative effectiveness of two physical activity programs in affecting glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism and stress-related hormone production

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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