Lifestyle overhaul: exercise, diet, and stress relief tested for better health
NCT ID NCT07314957
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a 12-week program of supervised exercise, Mediterranean diet education, and stress management workshops can improve health in 120 overweight or obese adults. Participants will wear a smart bracelet to track activity and sleep. Researchers will measure changes in diet, exercise, sleep, stress, and quality of life over one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Physical activity program, Mediterranean diet education, and psychological resilience workshops
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that lifestyle changes improve metabolic and mental health in overweight adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group. Results may not apply to everyone, and long-term adherence is uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * adults aged 20 years and older * overweight or obesity (BMI ≥25 kg/m²) * stable body weight over the past 6 months * physically inactive. Exclusion Criteria: * HbA1c \>12% * insulin therapy * severe psychiatry and severe chronic illnesses * diseases of the hypothalamus and pituitary and adrenal gland * mobility restriction * tetraplegia * use of obesity pharmacotherapy * active malignant disease and chemotherapy * pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Zadar
Zadar, 23000, Croatia
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