Clinical trial

Weight Management Intervention in College: A Pilot

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06994923

Recruiting nowNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

This pilot randomized controlled trial will examine a behavioral weight loss intervention that uses a "small change" approach fro emerging adult college students with overweight/obesity. The primary aim is to assess student acceptability and clinically-meaningful weight changes.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age18 Years to 29 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersNot accepted

ConditionObesity and Overweight

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI of 25 or greater * Enrolled at college/university where study will take place * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: * History or current diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or alcohol use disorder (current symptoms also assessed at screening using validated screening questionnaires) * Participation in another formal weight loss program or current utilization of obesity medications * Current or recent pregnancy * Psychiatric hospitalization in the past 12 months * Recent weight loss of 5% body weight or more * History of bariatric surgery * Severe food or physical activity restrictions that would interfere with treatment recommendations

Treatments and study arms

BWLI-College

Behavioral

Behavioral modifications are based on empirically-supported principles for weight loss. Diet recommendations follow a small change approach in which participants will make a series of small, self-selected dietary changes each day (\~100-200 calories) that they build on over the course of the intervention. Physical activity recommendations are to achieve 150-250 weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with specific goals and rate of progression that are individualized to each participant.

Control

Behavioral

Psychoeducation around dieting myths, healthy eating, and physical activity

Primary outcomes

Acceptability10 weeks

Refers to the satisfactory nature of a treatment and will be assessed via the 4-item Acceptability of Intervention Measure. Benchmarks are to reach mean scores of at least 4 out of 5.

Retention10 weeks

Rate of retention of 70% or more (benchmark)

Adherence10 weeks

Average attendance of 75% or more (benchmark)

Weight Loss10 weeks

Average weight loss of at least 3%

Study locations

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The Miriam Hospital🇺🇸 Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Jacqueline F Hayes, PhDContact

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Study contactContact

Jacqueline F Hayes, PhDPrincipal Investigator