Clinical trial NCT05982132: Weight Changes Among Martinican Prisoners
Official title: Weight Changes Among Martinican Prisoners
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Weight Gain
Weight Loss
Keywords: Prisoners
Body weight
Male
French West Indies
Epidemiology
Lead sponsor: University Hospital Center of Martinique
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-08
Enrollment: 227
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 44
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: all men aged from 18 to 44 incarcerated in martinican jail during inclusion period and consenting

Brief summary: Assessment of body weight change among prisoners in Martinique between admission in jail and 3 months later expressed as a percentage of admission weight. Intensity of physical activities, nutrition intakes and psychological state are also studied to describe associated factors to body weight change.

Detailed description: Several studies described how weight of prisoners may vary during incarceration. Taking or losing weight both have health consequences but are also a warning signal for several pathologies. Female prisoners are more likely getting fat, data are rare and contradictory about male prisoners. A single study was conducted in mainland France and including few men. Furthermore, Martinique is a department where the prevalence of overweight and diabetes in the general population are higher than the national average. Prisoners most often have socio-demographic featuring and morbidity different from the general population (more men, some over-represented age groups, addictive behaviors and more frequent mental health problems ...). Aspects nutritional information is less often documented. What about the weight variation of people held in Martinique? Is incarceration always accompanied by weight gain? What are factors associated with weight variation? This study aims to answer to those questions by including all men newly admit in the only martinican jail aged from 18 to 44 years and consenting. During admission medical consultation, prisoners will fill guided by the investigator doctor of self-questionnaires of the evaluation of the level of physical activity, assessment of nutritional intakes and psychological state before incarceration. Measurement of weight and other anthropometrics data will be done, investigator doctor will collect data about socio-economic featuring, medical history and treatment. Three months later, a research technician will interview included prisoners in their life place and guide them to fill new self-questionnaires of the evaluation of the level of physical activity, assessment of nutritional intakes and psychological state during incarceration. Measure weight and other anthropometrics data and collecting data about new treatment, stopping tobacco will be done during this interview.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* all men newly incarcerated in martinican jail during inclusion period
* age between 18 and 44 years old
* having given his consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* female
* 44 years old and up
* not understanding or speaking French or English

Primary outcomes:
measure: Weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit among men aged 18 to 44, newly incarcerated in martinican jail
timeFrame: The primary outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and Month 3 visit
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Body mass index measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and Month 3 visit
measure: Waist size measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
measure: Lean mass measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
measure: Body fat measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
measure: Percentage body water measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
measure: Visceral fat measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
measure: Basal metabolic rate measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
measure: Sportive activities intensity change can be associated with weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
measure: The variation of nutrition intakes change can be associated with weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
measure: Psychological state change can be associated with weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
measure: New treatment can be associated with weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit
timeFrame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ducos
country: Martinique
facility: CHU Martinique
Study officials:
affiliation: Martinique University Hospital Center
name: Anaïs BOURGUIGNON D'HERBIGNY, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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