Primary Prevention Study: Study on Obesity, Cardiovascular and Psycho-Social Characteristics in the City of Merzig

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study on Obesity, Cardiovascular and Psycho-Social Characteristics in the City of Merzig

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00111059
• Other study ID #: 1
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 16, 2005
• Last updated: June 23, 2005
• Start date: January 2005
• Est. completion date: April 2006

Study information

• Verified date: May 2005
• Source: University Hospital, Saarland
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Germany: Ethics Commission
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Cardiovascular risk factors and psycho-social characteristics will be determined in obese and non-obese patients in the setting of primary medical care.

Description:

Cardiovascular risk factors and psycho-social characteristics will be determined using a questionnaire in primary care physician offices in the city of Merzig, Germany. We will recruit all people (age>18y) with a body-mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2 plus patients in the two following participating physician offices: Praxisnetz and Merzig. Cardiovascular risk will be assessed using the PROCAM (Munster Heart Study), ESC (European Society of Cardiology) and Framingham risk scores. Psycho-social factors will be recorded according to the methodology of the INTERHEART study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 600
• Est. completion date: April 2006
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 or > 18

• BMI > 30 kg/m2

• Presenting to a participating primary care physician

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age < 18

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Primary Purpose: Screening, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Depression
• Obesity
• Stress

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Klinik Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes	Homburg	Saarland
Germany	Praxisnetz Merzig	Merzig	Saarland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Saarland

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

References & Publications (2)

Assmann G, Cullen P, Schulte H. Simple scoring scheme for calculating the risk of acute coronary events based on the 10-year follow-up of the prospective cardiovascular Münster (PROCAM) study. Circulation. 2002 Jan 22;105(3):310-5. Erratum in: Circulation 2002 Feb 19;105(7):900. — View Citation

Rosengren A, Hawken S, Ounpuu S, Sliwa K, Zubaid M, Almahmeed WA, Blackett KN, Sitthi-amorn C, Sato H, Yusuf S; INTERHEART investigators. Association of psychosocial risk factors with risk of acute myocardial infarction in 11119 cases and 13648 controls from 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study. Lancet. 2004 Sep 11-17;364(9438):953-62. — View Citation