Preliminary Evaluation Study of Therapeutic Education on Overweight People in Addition to a Hydrotherapeutic Cure

Institut Pasteur de Lille400 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this study is to assess the effect of a therapeutic education program in addition of a hydrotherapeutic cure on obese patients. The therapeutic education program at the thermal baths of Brides-les-Bains is composed of a dietary follow-up, a physical activities program, working group.

The participants are people that come to the thermal baths in order to follow an hydrotherapeutic cure (of about 3 weeks). For the Action group, they also follow a course of therapeutic education where they are given advices on how they should eat and have a regular physical activity. This therapeutic education in addition of the hydrotherapeutic cure should help them lose weight and not gain in again. The participants are followed for 18 months (17 months after leaving the thermal baths).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Therapeutic educationBEHAVIORAL

People in hydrotherapeutic cure are following a program of Therapeutic Education. This program includes dietary advice, physical activities, behavior advice in order to change the lifestyle of the obese people.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Body Mass Index (BMI) over 27 kg/m² (or equal) * Has a valid email address, has access to the internet and to a telephone line * Has a domestic scale compatible with its weight * Signed the consent form * Susceptible to accept the obligations generated by the study * Has a health insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Has a progressive illness at the time of the study (cancer, neurodegenerative disease...) * Is pregnant * Follows the hydro-therapeutic cure in order to cure rheumatism * Trying to lose weight prior to a surgery * Has a diagnosed eating disorder * Has no physical activity due to a handicap or a serious osteoarthritis * Has taken a weight-loss drug (Orlistat) in the past month or will likely do so in the future * Is taking a Desmopressin-based drug * Is unable to understand or follow the protocol * Is deprived of liberty * Is under judicial protection

Locations (1)

SET Brides-les-Bains

Brides-les-Bains, Savoir, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in the weight between the end of the hydrotherapeutic cure and 5 months after the hydrotherapeutic cure

People weight themselves on a domestic scale.

Time frame: People's weight in between the end of hydrotherapeutic cure and 5 months after hydrotherapeutic cure

Secondary Outcomes

Evolution of the weight.

People weight themselves on a domestic scale.

Time frame: 0 ; 3 weeks ; 6 months ; 12 months ; 18 months

Quality of life

Assessed with the Short SF-36 questionnaire.