Status:
COMPLETED
Husk Fiber Intervention on Metabolic Health of Centrally Obese School Teachers
Lead Sponsor:
University of Peshawar
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Agriculture, Peshawar
Conditions:
Metabolic Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A group of 120 school teachers (male=60, female=60) was divided into four subgroups for sixteen weeks of an interventional study. One group was kept in control while the other three groups were assign...
Detailed Description
The school teachers who qualified for the initial screening and eligibility criteria were formally enrolled in the intervention. An informed consent form was signed by each subject explaining the data...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- School teachers aged 40-60 years (male and female)
- central obesity (where central obesity for Asians is defined as the waist circumference for men ≥ 90 cm and for women ≥ 80 cm
- with no history of any chronic disease like hypertension, Diabetes, Cardiovascular diseases, taking of any regular medication, food allergies, smoking
- physical disabilities impairing the food intake and mobility, qualified the inclusion criteria.
Exclusion
- Pregnant or lactating female school teachers were also excluded during screening.
- Subjects with an allergy to psyllium husk fiber, history of drug abuse, or any psychological or emotional disorder that might prevent the completion of the study were also excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 7 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06188728
Start Date
September 7 2020
End Date
July 30 2021
Last Update
January 5 2024
Active Locations (1)
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The University of Agriculture
Peshawar, Khyberpakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 25000