Improving Dietary Habit and Weight Loss in Young Adults With Overweight and Obesity: The Healthy Eating for Young Adults (HEYA) Study

July 23, 2023 updated by: Jocelyn Chew, National University Health System, Singapore
This study aims to examining the effectiveness of a psychoeducational program (Healthy Eating in Young Adults; HEYA) on improving the dietary habits and body composition (e.g. weight and percentage fat mass) in young adults in Singapore.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

150

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 Contact

Study Locations

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

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. have a body mass index (BMI) ≥23kg/m2; and
  2. are between the ages of 21 and 35 years old; and
  3. can understand and read the English language; and
  4. use a smartphone that can download apps; and
  5. willing to travel to the National University Singapore.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant or lactating; and
  2. Participating in a structured weight loss program; and
  3. Planning or receiving pharmacotherapy or bariatric surgery within the next 6 months; and
  4. Has existing diagnosed mental disorder besides eating disorders.

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: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: Intervention
The HEYA program is a 12-week app-delivered psychoeducational program that comprises of nutrition education, skills training on self-regulation, and weekly feedback.
Behavioral: HEYA
The HEYA program is a 12-week app-delivered psychoeducational program that comprises of nutrition education, skills training on self-regulation, and weekly feedback.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
weight
Time Frame: 0,12,24
0,12,24

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

National University Health System, Singapore

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 (Estimated)

July 25, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 30, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 23, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 23, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

August 1, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 1, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 23, 2023

Last Verified

July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NUS-IRB-2022-650

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

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