Dissemination of a Weight Management Program Among US Veterans

NCT ID: NCT00998452

Last Updated: 2017-04-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 732 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-12-31
• Study Completion Date: 2012-08-31

Brief Summary

This study is being conducted with the Veterans Affairs National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (VANCP), which is overseeing the current dissemination of MOVE! (Managing Overweight/Obesity for Veterans Everywhere), a national weight management program for veterans. It will be based at 10 local sites in the national network of VA medical settings and community-based outpatient clinics and will compare two different models for disseminating and implementing MOVE! using a randomized experimental design. One study arm will implement the MOVE* VETS! (Volunteer Education and Tailored Self-management and support) model that includes tailored newsletters and peer counseling MI calls and activities, and the other will receive the standard MOVE! program.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this research is to study the dissemination and implementation of MOVE!. MOVE! is a national weight management program for veterans that has moved form pilot to full dissemination. Overweight and obesity are rapidly rising in the United States and interventions to combat this epidemic are desperately needed. Within the VA population, approximately 70% of veterans are overweight and or obese. Participants will be male and female Veterans, aged 21 and over receiving health services at one of the 10 study sites, who qualify for the MOVE! program. We are recruiting a minimum of 800 -1000 Veterans to complete a baseline survey at the 10 VA sites participating in the study. Participants at the 10 VA sites are recruited during a primary care visit by primary care provider, they will not be chosen based on the presence or absence of any disease, thus health status will vary. The primary outcome measures will be participation after enrollment into MOVE! and participant weight loss.

Conditions

Body Weight

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

MOVE!

Participants will receive the usual VA MOVE! Program. These elements include a baseline assessment, brief clinic counseling session about weight, printed targeted health information on weight management and behaviors, and opportunities to participate in group sessions at the VA site and telephone follow-up from MOVE! clinic staff.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

MOVE*VETS

Participants will receive the same MOVE! program as the control group plus 4 tailored newsletters on the study health behavior topics created from the baseline survey. Also 2-4 counseling calls from volunteer veteran peer counselors.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

MOVE*VETS

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Receiving 4 tailored newsletters on the study health behavior topics created from the baseline survey. Also 2-4 counseling calls from peer counselors.

Interventions

MOVE*VETS

Receiving 4 tailored newsletters on the study health behavior topics created from the baseline survey. Also 2-4 counseling calls from peer counselors.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Receiving primary care at the one of the 10 selected VA centers
• BMI 25 or over
• 21 years old, no upper age limit
• Pregnant women may participate in the study with the approval of the VA medical staff

Exclusion Criteria

• Not a patient at one of the 10 VA sites
• BMI less than 25
• Under 21 years of age
• Pregnant without medical approval to participate

• Minimum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Bryan Weiner, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UNC Chapel Hill

Locations

West LA VAMC

West Los Angeles, California, United States

West Haven VAMC

West Haven, Connecticut, United States

Jesse Brown VAMC

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Edward Hines Jr. VAMC

Hines, Illinois, United States

Boston VAMC

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Minneapolis VAMC

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Omaha VAMC

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC-CH

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Audie L. Murphy VAMC

San Antonio, Texas, United States

George E. Wahlen VAMC

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

VA Puget Sound HCS

Seattle, Washington, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

06-0350

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id