NCT00111059

Primary Prevention Study: Study on Obesity, Cardiovascular and Psycho-Social Characteristics in the City of Merzig

Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study on Obesity, Cardiovascular and Psycho-Social Characteristics in the City of Merzig

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 600 (planned)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Saarland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Cardiovascular risk factors and psycho-social characteristics will be determined in obese and non-obese patients in the setting of primary medical care.

Detailed description

Cardiovascular risk factors and psycho-social characteristics will be determined using a questionnaire in primary care physician offices in the city of Merzig, Germany. We will recruit all people (age\>18y) with a body-mass index (BMI) \> 30 kg/m2 plus patients in the two following participating physician offices: Praxisnetz and Merzig. Cardiovascular risk will be assessed using the PROCAM (Munster Heart Study), ESC (European Society of Cardiology) and Framingham risk scores. Psycho-social factors will be recorded according to the methodology of the INTERHEART study.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Depression
• Stress

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-01-01
• Completion: 2006-04-01
• First posted: 2005-05-17
• Last updated: 2005-06-24

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Germany