HealthyWE: Achieving a Healthy Weight and Reducing Pain

NCT07095673 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Pro2022001911
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 89
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this project was to reduce and manage obesity and increase self-efficacy for keeping a healthy weight and improve pain, quality of life, and mental health symptoms among 60 adults aged 19 and older in Camden City, New Jersey. The City of Camden has an adult obesity rate of 44.1%. Obesity and aging are significant contributing factors to increased utilizations of healthcare services. Obesity is a major risk factor for non-communicable illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, pain, and mental health. Physical activity is effective in reducing and managing obesity. However, personal barriers (e.g., lack of time for physical activity, physical capability to perform physical activities, competing demands), built environment (e.g., safe spaces for physical activities), climate changes (e.g., heat waves and extreme weather which prevent outdoor physical activities), and systematic barriers (e.g., intervention availability) hamper obesity prevention and management in older adult population. To help older adults keep a healthy weight, our team has adapted and delivered the effective person-centered integrative interventions: HealthyWE: Keeping a Healthy Weight program to older adults in Camden New Jersey. Completion of the project will build a strong community capacity in Camden to sustain a community effort to reduce obesity and pain.

Conditions

Obesity &Amp; Overweight

Keywords

obesity reduction; self-efficacy; exercise intervention; low-income community; integrative strategies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body Mass Index

  A stand-on bioimpedance analysis (BIA) device (InBody 520, Biospace Co., Ltd., Cerritos, CA, USA) is used to automatically calculate BMI (kilogram/meters squared, kg/m2). Obesity is defined as a BMI\>30 kg/m2. The Inbody 520 multifrequency BIA device is also used to measure body fat percentage, and body fat mass using impedance at 5, 50, and 500 kHz.

  3 intervals: baseline, 6-week follow up and 14-week follow up.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Pain Severity and Interference

  3 intervals: baseline, 6-week follow up and 14-week follow up.

• Quality of Life (PROMIS GHS)

  baseline, 6-week follow up and 14-week follow up.

• Mental Health Symptoms

  baseline, 6-week follow up and 14-week follow up.

Other Outcomes (1)

• Self-efficacy for Achieving a Healthy Weight

  baseline, 6-week follow up and 14-week follow up.

Study Arms (1)

Healthy WE

OTHER

Sixty (60) adults residing in the Housing Authority of the City of Camden will be recruited to be engaged in HealthyWE program to be completed in 4 weekly coaching sessions. Treatment adherence refers to the extent to which interventions are delivered as prescribed

Behavioral: HealthyWE

Interventions

HealthyWE BEHAVIORAL

Following baseline assessment, 60 residents will be enrolled in HealthyWE Corps program. HealthyWE Corps includes training sessions on keeping a healthy weight, healthy diet, and mental health wellness. The content of the HealthyWE protocol was carefully designed choosing skills shown to be efficacious in keeping a healthy weight and reducing pain. Self-efficacy theory guides the intervention. Behavioral interventions for reducing and managing obesity focus on building adults' self-management skills to be implemented in their daily lives. To achieve the therapeutic effects, individuals have to execute self-management skills in their daily lives. Self-efficacy is defined as a person's belief in his/her ability to perform specific skills to reduce and manage obesity.

Healthy WE

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adults over the age of 19
• BMI of \> 25

You may not qualify if:

• Adults with BMI of less than 25
• Adults who are not active:
• with activity participation limitations
• with disability (physical, mental)
• impairment (vision, hearing and memory loss, cognitive)
• dementia
• Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: lead

Study Sites (1)

School of Nursing Camden

Camden, New Jersey, 08108, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity; Overweight

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Thomas A Dahan, PhD

  Rutgers, the State University of NJ

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Teaching Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 9, 2025
• First Posted: July 31, 2025
• Study Start: June 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2025
• Study Completion: August 30, 2025
• Last Updated: April 16, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: Immediately following publication with no end data.
• Access Criteria: Anyone who wishes to access the data for any purpose.

Locations

US (1)