Environmental Intervention for Weight Gain Prevention

NCT00708461 | Completed Results DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 0408S626095R01DK067362
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,747
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent worksite-based, environmental intervention in reducing weight increase and obesity over time in working adults.

Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

obesity; obesity prevention; worksite; environment; intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Body Mass Index (BMI)

  Assessed in kilograms per meter squared.

  Baseline to 24 months

Study Arms (2)

Worksite Environmental Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Changes to healthy food availability, physical activity opportunities and promotion, body weight scale access, and media enhancements to target weight gain prevention

Behavioral: weight gain prevention

No-contact control

NO INTERVENTION

No-treatment control condition. Worksites were offered program materials upon completion of programs at intervention sites.

Interventions

weight gain prevention BEHAVIORAL

1. Changes in the food environment that increase the availability of healthy foods and beverages, reduce food and beverage portion sizes, reduce prices on healthy food items, and increase prices on less healthy food items. 2. Changes in the activity environment that increase cues and incentives for walking at work and at home, using stairs, and to increase exposure of employees to information about active recreational opportunities at work and at home. 3. Changes to the environment to increase cues and incentives for regular weight monitoring by providing scales at convenient locations. 4. Changes in the informational environment that increase frequency of exposure of the employee population to accurate information about healthy food and activity choices.

Also known as: worksite intervention, obesity prevention

Worksite Environmental Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age 18 or older
• generally in good health
• part- or full-time employee in one of the participating worksites

You may not qualify if:

• work on site \<50% of the time
• work second or third shift

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Minnesota: lead
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

• VanWormer JJ, Linde JA, Harnack LJ, Stovitz SD, Jeffery RW. Weight change and workplace absenteeism in the HealthWorks study. Obes Facts. 2012;5(5):745-52. doi: 10.1159/000345119. Epub 2012 Oct 24.

  PMID: 23108493 RESULT

• Linde JA, Nygaard KE, MacLehose RF, Mitchell NR, Harnack LJ, Cousins JM, Graham DJ, Jeffery RW. HealthWorks: results of a multi-component group-randomized worksite environmental intervention trial for weight gain prevention. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2012 Feb 16;9:14. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-14.

  PMID: 22340088 RESULT

• VanWormer JJ, Linde JA, Harnack LJ, Stovitz SD, Jeffery RW. Is baseline physical activity a determinant of participation in worksite walking clubs? Data from the HealthWorks Trial. J Phys Act Health. 2012 Aug;9(6):849-56. doi: 10.1123/jpah.9.6.849. Epub 2011 Jul 29.

  PMID: 21952267 RESULT

• VanWormer JJ, Linde JA, Harnack LJ, Stovitz SD, Jeffery RW. Self-weighing frequency is associated with weight gain prevention over 2 years among working adults. Int J Behav Med. 2012 Sep;19(3):351-8. doi: 10.1007/s12529-011-9178-1.

  PMID: 21732212 RESULT

• Graham DJ, Linde JA, Cousins JM, Jeffery RW. Environmental modifications and 2-year measured and self-reported stair-use: a worksite randomized trial. J Prim Prev. 2013 Dec;34(6):413-22. doi: 10.1007/s10935-013-0323-2.

  PMID: 23979097 DERIVED

Related Links

• HealthWorks is a study housed in the University of Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Limitations and Caveats

The recruitment goal of 6 sites represents only 3% of those initially contacted for participation, or 16% of eligible and interested sites. The design limits power due to the small sample size at the group level.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Jennifer A. Linde, Ph.D.
• Organization: University of Minnesota

linde074@umn.edu

612-624-0065

Study Officials

• Robert W Jeffery, PhD

  University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 27, 2008
• First Posted: July 2, 2008
• Study Start: January 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2009
• Study Completion: March 1, 2010
• Last Updated: November 1, 2019
• Results First Posted: July 18, 2013

Record last verified: 2019-10

Locations

US (1)