Motivational Interviewing to Address Freshman Weight Gain

NCT04130386 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AuburnU-MI college freshman
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of Motivational Interviewing and e-health education on body composition and psychological outcomes. After baseline testing, participants will be randomly assigned to a motivational interviewing or e-health education group for a 10-week intervention. Variables of interest include: body composition, physical activity, food consumption and self-determination theory constructs.

Conditions

Motivational Interviewing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• changes in fat mass

  changes in fat mass measured in KG by a iDXA scan

  12 and 28 weeks

• Changes in lean mass

  changes in lean mass measured in KG by a iDXA scan

  12 and 28 weeks

• Physical Activity

  Changes in minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity measured by an accelerometer.

  12 and 28 weeks

• Changes in the number of servings of Fruit and Vegetables

  Changes in fruit and vegetable consumption measured in servings per day

  12 and 28 weeks

• Changes in Autonomous motivation

  Changes in Autonomous motivation will be assessed with the Exercise Regulation Questionnaire (BREQ-3). The score range for each subscale is 0-16. A higher score for each subscales represents higher levels of motivation for external, introjected, identified and integrated forms of motivation.

  12 and 28 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Experience with MI

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Motivational Interviewing

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants assigned to this arm will complete three MI sessions over 10 weeks.

Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing

E-education

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The e-education group receives three educational modules lasting approximately 10 minutes each over a period of 10 weeks.

Behavioral: e-education

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing BEHAVIORAL

Participants receiving MI

Motivational Interviewing

e-education BEHAVIORAL

Participants receiving e-education

E-education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 20 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Classified as a college freshman and 18 years of age.
• Low risk for medical complications from exercise (as determined by physical activity readiness questionnaire (PARQ+).
• Neither currently engaging in exercise nor consistently exercising over the last three months (2 days per week or less).
• Be considered overweight based on BMI (BMI at or above 25)
• Not pregnant.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Auburn University: lead

Study Sites (1)

School of Kinesiology

Auburn, Alabama, 36849, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Suire KB, Kavookjian J, Strunk K, Wadsworth DD. Motivational interviewing for weight management among college students during COVID-19: An exploratory randomized controlled trial. Obes Pillars. 2023 Dec 26;9:100097. doi: 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100097. eCollection 2024 Mar.

  PMID: 38268522 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Directive Counseling; Counseling; Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: Assigned to either motivational interviewing or e-education.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 1, 2019
• First Posted: October 17, 2019
• Study Start: January 10, 2020
• Primary Completion: August 31, 2020
• Study Completion: August 31, 2020
• Last Updated: February 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)