Flipped Classroom for Weight Management

NCT06622278 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: WCRP - S1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is a 24-week, single-arm trial investigating the feasibility of a flipped classroom behavioral intervention for weight management. The investigators will recruit up to 30 adults ages 18+ with a body mass index greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2 to participate in weekly, 1-hour group weight management education delivered remotely via Zoom with a trained health educator. Participants will receive a dietary prescription of 1200-1500 calories/day (5 portion-controlled meals and 5+ servings of fruits and vegetables) and exercise prescription of 150-300 minutes exercise/week. Additionally, participants will be asked to self-monitor diet and exercise adherence weekly. Feasibility outcomes will be collected at baseline, 12-weeks, and 24-weeks.

Conditions

Obesity; Weight Loss

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Attendance

  Attendance to the group education sessions will be measured weekly and evaluated by the health educator. Attendance records will be entered into the study REDCap database.

  24 weeks

• Attrition

  Attrition rate will be measured at the end of the intervention measured as the percent of participants who completed all 24 weeks of the weight loss program.

  24 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Weight

  24 weeks

• Height

  24 weeks

• Body Mass Index

  24 weeks

• Diet Adherence

  24 weeks

• Exercise Adherence

  24 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Group Health Education

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be complete a total of 24, 1-hour group sessions with a health educator (exercise physiologist). The group size will be 10-15 participants and will be completed via Zoom. Prior to each group meeting, participants will email their weekly self-monitoring sheets to their health educator to review diet and exercise adherence. Each group session will follow a pre-determined structure: group discussion, review of adherence, 5 to 10 minutes of physical activity, and an active learning-based activity.

Behavioral: Flipped Classroom

Interventions

Flipped Classroom BEHAVIORAL

The flipped classroom educational model requires participants to independently review educational material before class, and class time with the health educator is spent engaging in group and individual skills-based activities and problem-solving assignments. The theoretical basis for the development of active learning is to elicit higher cognitive learning, according to the revised Bloom's taxonomy and shift independent student time to passive learning (remembering and understanding) and collaborative student and educator time to active learning (applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating). Thus, the weight management education will include: case vignettes, group debates/discussions, think-pair-share activities, gamification of health-related topics, creation of meal and physical activity, problem-solving barriers to a healthy diet and physical activity, and hands-on worksheets.

Group Health Education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Body Mass Index greater than or equal to 25
• Age 18 to 75 years
• Wireless internet connection in the home
• Ability to engage in moderate to vigorous intensity exercise

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to commit to weekly group education
• Food allergy/intolerance that would hinder ability to adhere to dietary prescription

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Kansas Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity; Weight Loss

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director, Division for Physical Activity and Weight Management

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 13, 2022
• First Posted: October 2, 2024
• Study Start: March 29, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2023
• Study Completion: March 1, 2023
• Last Updated: October 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2022-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)