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Table 1 Time schedule lifestyle intervention

From: The LIFESTYLE study: costs and effects of a structured lifestyle program in overweight and obese subfertile women to reduce the need for fertility treatment and improve reproductive outcome. A randomised controlled trial

Week

Consultation

Outpatient, telephone or e-mail

Counseling subject lifestyle program

Duration (minutes)

0

Randomisation

Baseline assessment1,2 and explanation lifestyle program; handout of web based food diary, pedometer and activity diary.

Hand out of (cost) questionnaires

Blood sample

 

1

Outpatient 1

Setting targets and planning goals; evaluating baseline measures1,2

45-60

3

Outpatient 2

Evaluating targets1

45-60

5

Telephone 1

Evaluating targets1

15

7

Outpatient 3

Evaluating targets1

30

9

Telephone or e-mail 2

Evaluating targets1

15

12

Outpatient 4

Evaluating targets1,2

Handout of (cost) questionnaires

Blood sample

30

15

Telephone or e-mail 3

Evaluating targets1

15

18

Outpatient 5

Evaluating targets1

30

21

Telephone or e-mail 4

Evaluating targets1

15

24

Outpatient 6

Assessing targets and evaluation lifestyle program 1,2

Handout of (cost) questionnaires.

Blood sample

30

> 24

Outpatient

Start subfertility treatment if applicable

 

52

 

(Cost) questionnaires

 

104

 

Cost questionnaire

 
  1. 1 Measuring weight, waist and hip circumference
  2. 2 Measuring blood pressure