Weight Gain Prevention

NCT00606840 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: #2018-07
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The specific aim of the proposed project is to test two separate self-regulation interventions to prevent weight gain in young adults, one based on making sustained small changes in behavior to prevent weight gain and the other on making periodic larger behavior changes resulting in weight loss.

Conditions

Weight Gain

Keywords

overweight; prevention of weight gain; young adults; self-regulation; daily weighing; weight gain prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• weight change

  8 weeks and 16 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• frequency of weighing, adherence to intervention, diet, activity

  8 weeks and 16 weeks

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

One arm is a large changes group in which participants will be asked to make periodic large changes in their eating and activity, aimed at producing initial weight loss, in order to prevent weight gain over time.

Behavioral: large changes in eating and activity

2

EXPERIMENTAL

The second arm is a small changes group in which participants will be asked to make small changes to their eating and activity and maintain these changes forever in order to prevent weight gain.

Behavioral: small changes in eating and activity

Interventions

large changes in eating and activity BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral self-regulation interventions to prevent weight gain in young adults.

1

small changes in eating and activity BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral self-regulation interventions to prevent weight gain in young adults.

2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age 18-35
• Body mass index between 23 and 30
• Interested in preventing weight gain

You may not qualify if:

• BMI outside of range specified
• Age outside of range specified
• History of or current eating disorder or substance abuse
• Recent weight loss greater than 5% of weight
• Currently in another research study that would interfere

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Miriam Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Miriam Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Weight Gain; Overweight; Self-Control

Interventions

Eating; Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Body Weight Changes; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Social Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena; Digestive System Physiological Phenomena; Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Rena R Wing, Ph.D.

  The Miriam Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 22, 2008
• First Posted: February 5, 2008
• Study Start: January 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2008
• Study Completion: September 1, 2008
• Last Updated: April 13, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-04

Locations

US (1)