Diet and Physical Activity Interactions in Obesity

NCT ID: NCT00067964

Last Updated: 2010-01-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 90 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

The projects funded by this grant, primarily focus on environmental factors that promote weight-gain in the general human population, and how to modify these factors, to prevent further weight-gain in the future. In the coming years, the researchers at the University of Colorado-HSC hope to gain an understanding as to how small changes in diet and physical activity can be achieved and sustained to prevent weight-gain.

Conditions

Obesity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION

Interventions

small changes in physical activity and diet

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• BMI: 21-26
• < 5lb. weight change in 6 mo.
• usual fat intake 25-35%
• regularly eats 3 meals/day
• no chronic health problems known to affect appetite
• either active or inactive (specific criteria do exist)
• no smoking
• women must be on bcps
• no evidence of depression, eating disorder, or restrained eater (determined from validated questionnaires).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NIH

Sponsor Role: lead

Locations

University of Colorado-HSC Center for Human Nutrition

Denver, Colorado, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

DHAIO (completed)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id