The goals of the proposed study are 1) to provide scientific basis for the relationship between subjective sleep quality, diurnal eating pattern, gut microbiome, and obesity, 2) to develop and test a pragmatic, cost-effective new tool to advance lifestyle changes using E-health approach, and 3) to compare differences in subjective sleep quality, diurnal eating pattern and gut microbiome at baseline 4) to compare changes induced by the E-health intervention among the three study groups and participants with different work schedules.
The data are fragmented and studies are focusing on interactions of sleep and obesity, eating pattern and obesity, or gut microbiota and obesity, but not the cross-talk of all these factors in the same individual or population. Therefore, we need a multifactorial approach to get a more deep insight on the obesity and weight regulation. Further, novel cost-effective tools to advance lifestyle changes are needed. Emerging evidence suggests that novel countermeasures, such as modulation of the timing of food intake, may be effective strategies in weight control and prevention of obesity. The goals of the proposed study are 1) to provide scientific basis for the relationship between subjective sleep quality, diurnal eating pattern, gut microbiome, and obesity, 2) to develop and test a pragmatic, cost-effective new tool to advance lifestyle changes using E-health approach, and 3) to compare differences in subjective sleep quality, diurnal eating pattern and gut microbiome at baseline 4) to compare changes induced by the E-health intervention among the three study groups and participants with different work schedules.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
133
To compare changes induced by the movile app intervention among the three study groups
Turku University Hospital
Turku, Finland
Weight
Changes in weight
Time frame: 2 years
Waist/Hip ratio
Changes in Waist/Hip ratio
Time frame: 2 years
Change in Blood Pressure
Change in Blood Pressure
Time frame: 2 years
GHbA1c
Change in GHbA1c
Time frame: 2 years
Gut microbiota
Changes in gut microbiota (species, proportions of different species)
Time frame: 2 years
Timing of eating
Change in timing of eating
Time frame: 2 years
Subjective sleep quality (Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index)
Changes in subjective sleep quality
Time frame: 2 years
Excessive daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale)
Change in excessive daytime sleepiness
Time frame: 2 years
Mood (DEPS questionnaire)
Changes in mood
Time frame: 2 years
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