Weight Management Intervention in College: A Pilot Study

Part of paid clinical trials in Providence, Rhode Island.

Sponsor
The Miriam Hospital
Study ID
NCT05895461
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 29 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • BWLI-College — BEHAVIORAL
    Behavioral modifications are based on empirically-supported principles for weight loss. Diet recommendations follow a small change approach in which participants will make a series of small, self-selected dietary changes each day (\~100-200 calories) that they build on over the course of the intervention. Physical activity recommendations are to achieve 150-250 weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with specific goals and rate of progression that are individualized to each participant.
  • Control — BEHAVIORAL
    Psychoeducation around dieting myths, healthy eating, and physical activity

Study Details

This Proof-of-Concept study consists of a series of uncontrolled pilot studies to refine a behavioral weight loss trial using a "small change" approach for emerging adult college students with overweight/obesity. The primary aim of this study is maximize student acceptability of the intervention and weight loss outcomes.

Key Dates

Start date
May 8, 2023
Status verified
Sep 2024
Primary completion
Dec 5, 2024
Completion
Dec 5, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
42 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: BWLI-College
    BWLI-College is a multicomponent behavioral weight loss intervention to reduce weight through diet, physical activity, and behavioral modifications designed to be responsive to emerging adult preferences. It will be delivered in a hybrid format with in-person and remotely-delivered asynchronous sessions. As presently designed, the intervention will last 10 weeks, though this may change with refinement.
  • Active Comparator: Control
    The Control intervention consists of 1 in-person psychoeducational group session on general weight loss information and myths. Public web-resources about healthy eating and physical activity will be provided. Newsletters with similar content will be sent to promote retention.

Primary Outcome Measure

Acceptability [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
The Miriam HospitalProvidenceRhode Island02903-

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By condition
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By specialty
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By research site
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