Clinical trial NCT06004193: Holiday Season Weight Change During Islamic Holidays
Official title: Holiday Season Weight Change During Islamic Holidays and Effect of Exercise on Body Weight and Body Composition
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Body Weight Changes
Keywords: Holiday weight gain
Fasting
Body composition
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-22
Enrollment: 63
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 45
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Participants were recruited from a local activity center, which includes a gym as well as art studios, via bulletin board announcement.

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Body weight
timeFrame: 4 months
measure: Body fat percentage
timeFrame: 4 months
measure: Dietary intake
timeFrame: 4 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Hacettepe University Nutrition and Dietetics Department
Study officials:
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Zeynep Goktas, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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