Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling for Nontraditional College Students

February 2, 2012 updated by: Lisa M. Quintiliani, Boston Medical Center

Feasibility of a Health Promotion Program for Nontraditional College Students

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two methods of delivering information about nutrition and physical activity to non-traditional college students. Participants will receive either a printed feedback report alone, or the feedback report in addition to a series of phone calls from a peer counselor. The peer counselors will provide nutrition and physical activity counseling using motivational interviewing techniques. Nutrition and physical activity outcomes will be measured for both groups and compared.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

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
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02125
        • University of Massachusetts Boston

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Currently enrolled undergraduate student at UMass Boston,
  • Have completed high school,
  • 24yrs old or older AND/OR part time students,
  • Noncompliant in at least 1 of 4 behaviors: fruit & vegetable intake, sugar sweetened beverage intake, fast food intake, or physical activity),
  • Willing to randomized into either study group,
  • Be able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have any contraindications to physical activity

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Feedback report plus peer counseling
Behavioral: peer counseling
Participants receive 3 phone calls from a peer counselor to deliver counseling using motivational interviewing techniques focused on diet and physical activity behaviors over a 6 week period.
Behavioral: Feedback report
Participants receive a one-page printed feedback report displaying their current levels of nutrition and physical activity behaviors and tips for meeting recommended guidelines.
Experimental: Feedback report
Behavioral: Feedback report
Participants receive a one-page printed feedback report displaying their current levels of nutrition and physical activity behaviors and tips for meeting recommended guidelines.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
physical activity and diet behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake, sugary drink intake, and fast food intake)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Boston Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lisa M Quinitiliani, PhD, RD, Boston Medical Center

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

March 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 5, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 5, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

August 9, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 6, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 2, 2012

Last Verified

February 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1R03CA139943 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • NCI-2011-00671 (Registry Identifier: NCI CLinical Trials Reporting Program)

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