Weight Gain Prevention

April 12, 2012 updated by: Jessica LaRose, The Miriam Hospital

Study to Prevent Weight Gain

The specific aim of the proposed project is to test two separate self-regulation interventions to prevent weight gain in young adults, one based on making sustained small changes in behavior to prevent weight gain and the other on making periodic larger behavior changes resulting in weight loss.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

52

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
        • The Miriam Hospital

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

18 years to 35 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18-35
  • Body mass index between 23 and 30
  • Interested in preventing weight gain

Exclusion Criteria:

  • BMI outside of range specified
  • Age outside of range specified
  • History of or current eating disorder or substance abuse
  • Recent weight loss greater than 5% of weight
  • Currently in another research study that would interfere

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
One arm is a large changes group in which participants will be asked to make periodic large changes in their eating and activity, aimed at producing initial weight loss, in order to prevent weight gain over time.
Behavioral: large changes in eating and activity
Behavioral self-regulation interventions to prevent weight gain in young adults.
Experimental: 2
The second arm is a small changes group in which participants will be asked to make small changes to their eating and activity and maintain these changes forever in order to prevent weight gain.
Behavioral: small changes in eating and activity
Behavioral self-regulation interventions to prevent weight gain in young adults.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
weight change
Time Frame: 8 weeks and 16 weeks
8 weeks and 16 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
frequency of weighing, adherence to intervention, diet, activity
Time Frame: 8 weeks and 16 weeks
8 weeks and 16 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The Miriam Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rena R Wing, Ph.D., The Miriam Hospital

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

January 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 22, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 4, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

February 5, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 13, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 12, 2012

Last Verified

April 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • #2018-07

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