An interventional study of Dietary counseling and calling via telephone in Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Parameters, sponsored by Hacettepe University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-06.
Sponsored by Hacettepe University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
There is no study that has investigated the effects of medical nutrition therapy and more frequent follow-up via telehealth on metabolic syndrome parameters in patients with MetS who have multiple metabolic disorders such as being overweight, prediabetic/diabetic, dyslipidemic and having increased blood pressure. This study was conducted to examine the effects of medical nutrition therapy and increased follow-up via telephone calls on MetS-related parameters in individuals with MetS.
1,964 studies on the registry are indexed under Metabolic Syndrome; 330 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 93 is above the median of 60 across 1,460 interventional studies indexed under Metabolic Syndrome.
Browse Metabolic Syndrome studies →Hacettepe University is the lead sponsor of 983 studies on the registry; 212 are open to participants now.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants in this group attended face-to-face consultations at baseline, and at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months (a total of four visits). These sessions focused on providing guidance for dietary and lifestyle modifications.
Other: Dietary counseling · Other: calling via telephone
This group followed the same face-to-face consultation schedule as the intervention group (baseline, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months). In addition, participants were contacted weekly via phone to assess dietary adherence and provide ongoing motivation and support, making this a more frequent and intensive intervention. Across all groups, the study primarily aimed to evaluate changes in weight loss, blood sugar, lipid levels, and metabolic syndrome parameters, while assessing the impact of intervention intensity on these outcomes.
Other: Dietary counseling
Participants in this group were seen in person only twice, at baseline and at the 3rd month. No additional interventions were applied, and the aim was to observe the natural course of their condition.
This intervention uniquely focuses on the frequency of dietitian-led follow-up visits and their impact on metabolic syndrome-related parameters. The study includes three distinct groups with varying levels of follow-up intensity (control, intervention, and intensive intervention).
The intensive intervention group involves weekly diet adherence assessments via phone calls, setting it apart from other studies that typically rely on less frequent or standardized follow-up schedules. This design allows for the evaluation of how consultation frequency influences outcomes such as weight loss, blood sugar levels, lipid profile, and metabolic syndrome components."
waist circumference
Waist circumference, which is an indicator of abdominal obesity, the central component of metabolic syndrome, was determined as the primary outcome because of its strong association with cardiometabolic risk and its correlation with other MetS components, and because it is a significant measure in reflecting the overall effect of the intervention.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 2 months, and 3 months after the start of the intervention
fasting plasma glucose, triglyceride, HDL-C and blood pressure (Number of metabolic syndrome criteria)
The change in the number of individuals with the following metabolic syndrome criteria has been determined as a secondary outcome: * Elevated fasting plasma glucose (number of individuals with ≥100 mg/dL), * Elevated triglycerides (number of individuals with ≥150 mg/dL), * Low HDL-C (number of individuals with \<50 mg/dL in women and \<40 mg/dL in men), * Elevated blood pressure (number of individuals with systolic ≥130 mmHg and/or diastolic ≥85 mmHg). Multiple assessments with different units of measurement will be combined into a single reported value based on the change in the number of individuals meeting these conditions.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 2 months, and 3 months after the start of the intervention
Plan to share: Yes
Supporting information: Icf
This study is completed, as verified in Feb 2025. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
Hacettepe University