Clinical trial NCT06612905: Effect Of Social Media On Body Weight And Eating Behaviour In Housewife Versus Worker Postmenopausal Women
Official title: Effect Of Social Media On Body Weight And Eating Behaviour In Housewife Versus Worker Postmenopausal Women
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Social Media Addiction
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-09-25
Enrollment: 148
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: This study will be conducted on 148 post-menopausal women (workers/ housewives) at least one year after their last period. They will be selected from the outpatient clinic of women's health, Mataria Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of social media on body weight and eating behaviour in housewife versus worker postmenopausal women.

Detailed description: Menopause altered fat distribution that occurs as negative impacts of the increase in insulin resistance, and the incidence of diabetes has risen exponentially. This increase, in turn, has been translates into an increased risk of cardiovascular disorder (CVD) and death, with the impact being greater in women than in men.

Media has been largely implicated in the widespread incidence of disordered eating worldwide. One of the main theories to explain the relationship between media and disordered eating is the sociocultural model. According to sociocultural theory, when young women are exposed to idealized body images in the media, they internalize these images gradually developing unrealistic body image expectations. In turn, failure to attain this idealized body image may result in body shape concerns, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating behaviors.

Social media users are often exposed to advice and recommendations on diet and health issues through books, journals and electronic formats supported by a quick exchange of ideas through social media without scientific basis. The constant infiltration of social media into our life has necessitated a research on the effects of it on eating behavior. Owing to the prevalence of social media use, including the sharing photographs and making comments to foods, menus and recipes, it is especially important to identify the potential effects of these issues on eating behaviors.

People who use social media more are at greater risk of sleep disturbance that leads to obesity. It was reported that 40% decrease in weight gaining accrued in people who limits their screen-time than in people without such limitation.

There is widespread theoretical and practical interest in understanding how social media affect health related behaviours. Large observational studies of population health have discussed the effect of social media effect on human health even its benefits or hazards.

Previous studies illustrated the link between the time spent at social media and the resulted weight among young generations and adults, but to our knowledge, there is no previous study investigated the effect of social media on weight and eating behaviour among postmenopausal women or compared between workers and housewife postmenopausal women as regard to time spent on social media. So, this study will be the first one in this issue. Therefore, this study will be of valuable benefits and increased body knowledge of physical therapists in scientific field.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Postmenopausal women (housewifes/workers) at least 12 months of menstrual cessation will be included in this study.
* Their ages will range from 50 to 60 years old.
* They will be categorized as average to heavy users of social media according to (social networking usage questionnaire (SONTUS).
* The selected social media websites in this study will be Facebook, YouTube, what's app, Google chrome and Internet explorer.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Systematic disease (uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes mellitus).
* Thyroid, liver and kidney dysfunctions.
* Psycatric disorders
* Women received any hormonal therapy or received corticosteroids in the last six months prior the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Detection of the time spent on social media
timeFrame: one month
measure: Measurement of body weight
timeFrame: one month
measure: Calculation of body mass index (BMI)
timeFrame: one month
measure: Measurement of total body fat
timeFrame: one month
measure: Measurement of visceral fat
timeFrame: one month
measure: Measurement of basal metabolic rate (BMR)
timeFrame: one month
measure: Evaluation of eating behavior among social media users
timeFrame: one month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Giza
country: Egypt
facility: Cairo University
Study officials:
affiliation: Professor, Cairo university
name: Hala Mohamed Hanfy, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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