Clinical & Web-based Diet & Activity Counseling for Men

June 8, 2012 updated by: University of California, San Diego
PACE Project researchers at UCSD are conducting a 2-year study to test the Men in Motion program. The study aims to learn more about how to help men lose weight, become more physically active, and improve their dietary habits. The study is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This is a randomized controlled trial that will evaluate the effects of a Web-based intervention to improve physical activity and dietary behaviors in overweight and moderately obese men age 25 through 55 years. The study will complement our currently funded NCI project evaluating a similar intervention among overweight female primary care patients. Overweight is related to multiple cancers, CVD, and NIDDM, and the prevalence of overweight is increasing rapidly (NIH 1998). Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise plus Nutrition - Internet (PACEi) targets weight-related behaviors and gives patients a tool for addressing these behaviors with their primary care practitioners should they choose to do so. PACEi includes a web-based assessment and progress planning tool, and 12 months of tailored Internet and telephone contact. The components are integrated through a common theoretical framework. Subjects will be randomized to PACEi or to a low intensity intervention.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

442

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 55 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects will be 360 men age 25 through 55 years with BMIs of 25 to 39.9 (those characterized as "overweight" or "obese I" in the recent NIH report on Obesity).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • More severely obese participants will be excluded because they may need more intense behavioral, pharmacological or surgical intervention.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The effect of the intervention on 3 behavioral outcomes: energy expended in moderate and vigorous physical activity during leisure, (b) fruit and vegetable intake, and (c) decreased saturated fat as a percent of energy consumed
Time Frame: 12 Months
12 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
evaluate at 12 months the impact of the intervention on three additional dietary behavior outcomes: (a)fiber intake (b)total energy intake, and (c) total fat as a percent of energy consumed.
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months
evaluate the impact of the intervention on physical activity
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 15, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 15, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

December 18, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 11, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R01CA098861 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • UCSD# 2007-0166

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