Pilot Study Testing Professional, Peer, and Mentor Health Coaches for Weight Loss

NCT01211574 | Completed Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: 2044-10
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 44
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 types of health coaches, Peers, Mentors, or Professionals. The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of health coaching for weight loss.

Conditions

Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• weight change

  0 to 6 months

Study Arms (3)

peer coach

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be coached by a peer between treatment visits.

Behavioral: peer coach

mentor

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be coached by a mentor between treatment visits

Behavioral: mentor

Professional

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be coached by an interventionist between treatment visits

Behavioral: Professional

Interventions

peer coach BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive behavioral weight loss treatment and be coached by a peer between treatment visits.

peer coach

mentor BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive behavioral weight loss treatment and be coached by a mentor between treatment visits.

mentor

Professional BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive behavioral weight loss treatment and be coached by a behavioral weight loss interventionist between treatment visits.

Professional

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age 40-60

You may not qualify if:

• Participants will be excluded if they:
• Are unwilling to participate in a weight control program that includes weight coaches.
• Report not being able to walk 2 blocks (1/4 mile) without stopping.
• Are participating in a weight loss program, taking a weight loss medication, have a history of bariatric surgery, or lost ≥ 5% of body weight during the past 6-months.
• Are pregnant, lactating, less than 6 months post-partum or plan to become pregnant during the time of the intervention.
• Report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of rest or activity, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q). Participants reporting joint problems, medication use, or other medical conditions that may limit their ability to exercise will be required to obtain written permission from their physician to participate in the intervention.
• Report conditions that, in the judgment of the PI, would render the participant unlikely to follow the study protocol (e.g., terminal illness, relocation, substance abuse, bulimia nervosa, dementia, or severe psychiatric condition).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Miriam Hospital: lead

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

Study Officials

• Tricia M Leahey, PhD

  The Miriam Hospital / Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor (Research)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 28, 2010
• First Posted: September 29, 2010
• Study Start: September 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2011
• Study Completion: April 1, 2011
• Last Updated: July 13, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-07