Researching Engagement With Educational Lifestyle Content

NCT07048483 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Pro00145670
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 62
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to examine how different types of health messages affect people's self efficacy for healthy eating and diet quality. Eligible adult participants with overweight/obesity will be randomized into one of two groups: the intervention group, which will engage with audio-visual messages per week for four weeks, or the control group, which will not engage with any audio-visual messages but will receive written educational materials about healthy eating per week for four weeks.

Conditions

Diet Quality

Keywords

health messaging; self-efficacy for healthy eating; diet quality; overweight/obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Diet quality

  Rapid Eating Assessment for Participants - Short form survey. Total scores range from 13 to 39. Higher scores indicate better diet quality.

  4 weeks

• Self-efficacy

  Healthy Eating and Weight Self-Efficacy scale. Total scores range from 11 to 55. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy for healthy eating and weight control behaviors.

  4 weeks

• Self-efficacy

  Fruit and Vegetable Intake Self Efficacy scale. Score range is 1 to 7 (per item); mean scores calculated across 22 items. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy in consuming fruits or vegetables.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Intentions

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Audio-visual messaging

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will watch audio-visual messages on healthy eating per week for four weeks, presented through videos and films.

Behavioral: Nutrition Education

Handouts

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will not engage with any audio-visual messages but will receive educational materials about healthy eating in the form of handouts.

Other: control group

Interventions

Nutrition Education BEHAVIORAL

This intervention uses curated audio-visual messages through videos and films to engage participants in learning about healthy eating behaviors, followed by structured, brief discussions designed to reflect on the content and relate it to personal dietary habits. The intervention leverages narrative-based media to increase self-efficacy for healthy eating.

Audio-visual messaging

control group OTHER

Educational materials about food and healthy in the form of handouts will be provided to participants to review.

Handouts

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adults aged 18-65 years
• BMI of ≥25 kg/m²
• Have no dietary restrictions
• Have access to the internet
• Have a Netflix subscription
• Have availability to engage in group discussions

You may not qualify if:

• Currently following a vegan or vegetarian diet
• Have a diagnosis of an eating disorder
• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Have recent participation in a weight loss or nutrition intervention (within the past 6 months)
• Have any medical condition requiring a medically prescribed diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of South Carolina: lead

Study Sites (1)

Online.

Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Overweight; Obesity

Interventions

Nutrition Assessment; Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Epidemiologic Measurements; Public Health; Environment and Public Health; Epidemiologic Research Design; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 23, 2025
• First Posted: July 2, 2025
• Study Start: July 7, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 19, 2025
• Study Completion: December 5, 2025
• Last Updated: December 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

US (1)