Nepal Pioneer Worksite Intervention Study to lower cardio-metabolic risk factors: design and protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To increase cardiovascular disease prevention efforts, worksite interventions can promote healthy food choices, facilitate health education, increase physical activity and provide social support. This pioneer study will measure the effectiveness of a cafeteria and a behavioral intervention on cardio-metabolic risk in a worksite in Nepal.

Methods

The Nepal Pioneer Worksite Intervention Study is a two-step intervention study conducted in Dhulikhel Hospital in eastern Nepal. In the first step, we will assess the effectiveness of a 6-month cafeteria intervention on cardio-metabolic risk using a pre-post design. In the second step, we will conduct a 6-month, open-masked, two-arm randomized trial by allocating half of the participants to an individual behavioral interve

SUBMITTER: Shrestha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6393979 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature