An observational study in Weight Gain and Weight Loss, sponsored by University Hospital Center of Martinique. Recruiting at 1 site in Martinique. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 44 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-24.
Sponsored by University Hospital Center of Martinique · Observational
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.
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.
408 studies on the registry are indexed under Weight Gain; 51 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 227 is above the median of 154 across 64 observational studies indexed under Weight Gain.
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all men aged from 18 to 44 incarcerated in martinican jail during inclusion period and consenting
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Measurement of weight and other anthropometrics data
Weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit among men aged 18 to 44, newly incarcerated in martinican jail
Weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit expressed as a percentage
Time frame: The primary outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and Month 3 visit
Body mass index measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
BMI in kg/m\^2
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and Month 3 visit
Waist size measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
Waist size in centimeters
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
Lean mass measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
Lean body mass is measured with a body composition scale in kg
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
Body fat measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
Body fat is measured with a body composition scale in percentage
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
Percentage body water measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
Percentage body water is measured with a body composition scale
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
Visceral fat measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
Visceral fat is measured with a body composition scale in level
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
Basal metabolic rate measurement change between baseline and Month 3 visit
Basal metabolic rate is measured with a body composition scale in kCal
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
Sportive activities intensity change can be associated with weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit
Change in intensity of sports activities measured using a self-questionnaire according to RICCI \& GAGNON
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
The variation of nutrition intakes change can be associated with weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit
The variation in nutritional intake is assessed by means of a questionnaire
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
Psychological state change can be associated with weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit
Change in psychological state will be assessed by the STAY self-questionnaire
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
New treatment can be associated with weight change between baseline and Month 3 visit
Introduction or not of new treatment that may have an impact on the weight per data collection. Name of new treatment (in case of) will be notifed in order to search if weigth change is one of his sides effect known.
Time frame: This outcome will be collected at baseline (entrance medical examination) and visit at 3 months
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Started Jan 2023 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2025, 31 months after the start.
Of 26 observational studies under Weight Gain, half reached primary completion within 48 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 27 and three quarters within 84. This study's planned 31 months is below that.
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