The Kickstart Health Program

Acceptability and Feasibility of a Multicomponent Group Intervention to Initiate Health Behavior Change: The Kickstart Health Program

This study is testing the acceptability and feasibility of an active, experiential group therapy for health behavior change within a medical setting.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Health Behavior
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral experiential group therapy

Detailed Description

The purpose of the current study is to offer a preliminary test of feasibility and acceptability for a group intervention, conducted in a primary care setting, that aims to teach skills that initiate health behavior change. Participants will be recruited from a local family medicine clinic and groups will be held on site at the clinic. Patients will be recruited by their physicians and given a baseline survey of their exercise and nutrition behaviors as well as their overall well being and self efficacy to change their health behaviors. Participants can join the group at any time and attend as many sessions as desired. Groups are held 2 times per month and include worksheets, meditations, and exercise. Patients and their providers will be given 2 follow up surveys after 5 and 13 weeks to assess for acceptability and feasibility of the program, as well as health behavior change. Statistical analyses will include multivariate analyses, descriptive analyses, and frequency data collection.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 22
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Michigan
    • Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States, 48314
      • Beaumont Family Medicine

Participation Criteria

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:

• A patient of the Beaumont Family Medicine Center - Troy/Sterling Heights
• Access to a computer or electronic device with an internet browser
• Internet connectivity
• Patient verbally confirms during recruitment phone call that they can independently or with minimal assistance complete online surveys
• English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who do not have regular access to internet connectivity
• Not approved by their physician to complete the group exercises
• Denies the ability to fill out online surveys with minimal assistance
• Non-English speaking

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Group Intervention; Cognitive behavioral experiential group therapy for health behavior change

Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral experiential group therapy; The Kickstart Health Program is a Cognitive-Behavioral Experiential Therapy (CBET) that is administered via a person-centered group therapy format. Participants receive multiple therapeutic components that include psychoeducation, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapy. Participants will also meditate and exercise in the group.; Other Names: Kickstart Health

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Acceptability and feasibility	Survey measure of acceptability and feasibility of the novel study in a health care setting	5 weeks
Change in acceptability and feasibility from 5 weeks	Survey measure of a change in acceptability and feasibility of the novel study in a health care setting	13 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Personal Medical History Questionnaire	Measure of relevant medical history	Baseline
Health Specific Self Efficacy Scales	Measure of one's belief that one can engage in health behavior and it is important	Baseline
Change in health specific self efficacy from baseline	Measure of one's belief that one can engage in health behavior and it is important	5-weeks
Change in health specific self efficacy from 5-weeks	Measure of one's belief that one can engage in health behavior and it is important	13-weeks
Exercise Beliefs and Benefits Scale (EBBS)	Measure of one's belief that one can engage in exercise and it is important	Baseline, 5-, and 13-weeks
Change in exercise Beliefs and Benefits Scale (EBBS) from baseline	Measure of one's belief that one can engage in exercise and it is important	5-weeks
Change in exercise Beliefs and Benefits Scale (EBBS) from 5-weeks	Measure of one's belief that one can engage in exercise and it is important	13-weeks
Short Form 8 (SF-8)	Measure of subjective health	Baseline, 5-, and 13-weeks
Change in SF-8 from baseline	Measure of subjective health	5-weeks
Change in SF-8 from 5 weeks	Measure of subjective health	13-weeks
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)	Measure of weekly physical activity	Baseline, 5-, and 13-weeks
Change in International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) from baseline	Measure of weekly physical activity	5-weeks
Change in International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) from 5-weeks	Measure of weekly physical activity	13-weeks
Simple Food Frequency Questionnaire (S-FFQ)	Measure of food consumption across different food groups	Baseline
Change in Simple Food Frequency Questionnaire (S-FFQ) from baseline	Measure of food consumption across different food groups	5-weeks
Change in Simple Food Frequency Questionnaire (S-FFQ) from 5-weeks	Measure of food consumption across different food groups	13-weeks
Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWL)	Measure of overall well being	Baseline, 5-, and 13-weeks
Change in Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWL) from baseline	Measure of overall well being	5-weeks
Change in Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWL) from 5-weeks	Measure of overall well being	13-weeks
The Group Attitude Scale	Measure of group cohesion	5-weeks
Change in The Group Attitude Scale from 5-weeks	Measure of group cohesion	13-weeks
Height	Measure of self reported high	Baseline
Weight	Measure of self reported weight	Baseline
Change in weight from baseline	Measure of self reported weight	5-weeks
Change in weight from 5-weeks	Measure of self reported weight	13-weeks
Average daily steps	Measure of self reported average daily steps	Baseline
Change in average daily steps from baseline	Measure of self reported average daily steps	5-weeks
Change in average daily steps from 5-weeks	Measure of self reported average daily steps	13-weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: William Beaumont Hospitals
• Collaborators: Wayne State University; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Lori Lackman-Zeman, PhD, William Beaumont Hospitals

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 10, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 31, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): August 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 3, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 6, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): October 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 26, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 25, 2018
• Last Verified: September 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Integrated Behavioral Health Care
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2017-270

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No