Holiday Season Weight Change During Islamic Holidays

Body Weight Changes Clinical Trial

Official title:

Holiday Season Weight Change During Islamic Holidays and Effect of Exercise on Body Weight and Body Composition

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06004193
• Other study ID #: GO 16/307
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: March 15, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Hacettepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study involved 30 regular exercisers and 33 non-exercisers. Food records were collected five times: before the holiday season, before Ramadan, during Ramadan, during Ramadan Feast, and after Ramadan Feast, including the Eid al-Adha period. Anthropometric measurements were taken before and after holidays: initially before Ramadan and again after Eid al-Adha. Physical activity was recorded for both groups: once before Ramadan for non-exercisers and twice (on exercise and rest days) for exercisers.

Description:

The purpose of this study is to determine the changes in nutrient consumption during the holiday season and to assess the changes in body weight, body composition, and blood pressure of exercising and non-exercising individuals at the end of this season. In the United States of America, the holiday season is the period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. In Turkey, the holiday season is defined as the period between the Feast of Ramadan and the Feast of Sacrifice. A total of 30 individuals who regularly exercise and 33 who do not exercise participated in the study. In this study, 3-day food consumption records were taken from the participants five times; before the holiday season, before Ramadan, during Ramadan, during Ramadan Feast, after Ramadan Feast, and during the Eid al-Adha period. The anthropometric measurements of the participants were measured before and after the holidays. The first measurement was taken before Ramadan, and the second was taken after Eid al-Adha. Physical activity was recorded in the pre-Ramadan period, once for non-exercising participants, and twice for exercising participants, on exercise and rest days.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 63
• Est. completion date: March 15, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 15, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 20 to 45 years

• Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5-40.0kg/m2

• Observing the Islamic holiday season.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or lactating women

• Chronic metabolic diseases including type 1 or type 2 diabetes, any type of cancer, cardiovascular diseases

• 5kg of weight gain or loss in the last 3 months

• Planning to lose weight or following a specific diet

• Exercising >300min/week

• Medication use that might affect body weight or composition

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Weight
• Body Weight Changes

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Exercise
At least 150 minutes of exercise in a week

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Hacettepe University Nutrition and Dietetics Department	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Body weight	Body weight measurements	4 months
Primary	Body fat percentage	Body fat percentage measured with bioelectrical impedance analysis	4 months
Primary	Dietary intake	24-hour dietary recall questionnaires were administered by researchers.	4 months