Nutritional Transition in the Maghreb and Prevention of Obesity and Non-communicable Diseases

Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Trial

— Obe-Maghreb  

Official title:

Understanding the Nutritional Transition in the Maghreb to Contribute to the Prevention of Obesity and Non-communicable Diseases

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01844349
• Other study ID #: Corus 6028-2
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 29, 2013
• Last updated: May 4, 2013
• Start date: March 2009
• Est. completion date: May 2010

Study information

• Verified date: May 2013
• Source: Institute of Research for Development, France
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: France: Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Problematic and state of the art Obesity and its associated non communicable diseases (NCDs) are rising rapidly in middle income countries, such as those in the Maghreb (North Africa). This progression is related to the context of a nutrition transition (changing food and physical activity environment) and profound changes in technological advances and in society. These societies and their health systems are insufficiently prepared for this evolution, which has enormous health and socioeconomic consequences. In the context of limited resources, the priority has been given on an international level to prevention. But several problems arise: - these countries are still confronted by undernutrition in terms of micronutrient deficiencies, which coexist with obesity and NCDs, including at a family level and also individual level. Known as the 'double burden', this coexistence is relatively new and has been rarely documented until recently. Educational measures could be ineffective in a society where cultural norms do not recognise obesity and where changes in lifestyle are possibly not seen as acceptable. As well as information about citizen's knowledge of risk factors, data on their perceptions and attitudes are indispensable. Policies that involve changing the 'obesogenic' environment that individuals occupy is a priority.

Objectives of the project Overall aim: to contribute to the development of preventive strategies for obesity and chronic NCDs in the context of a nutrition transition.

Specific objectives: characterise the nature and size of the double burden (obesity/undernutrition) in regions, families and individuals; estimate the prevalence of biological and behavioural risk factors; characterise the psycho-sociocultural determinants of behaviour.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 8218
• Est. completion date: May 2010
• Est. primary completion date: May 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 6 Months to 49 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To live in the region of the capital city

• To give free informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

Study Design

Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anaemia,
• Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
• Iron Deficiency,
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Metabolic Syndrome X
• Overweight
• Overweight,

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Morocco	Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofaïl University	Kenitra	Rabat-Salé
Tunisia	National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INNTA)	Tunis	Great Tunis

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Agnes GARTNER

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Morocco,  Tunisia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Blood pressure in mm Hg		baseline	No
Primary	Body mass index in kg/m²		baseline	No
Secondary	Serum ferritin in µg/L		baseline	No