Exercise: Improving Compliance and Long-term Weight Loss

NCT ID: NCT02451800

Last Updated: 2016-10-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 162 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-02-28
• Study Completion Date: 2016-07-31

Brief Summary

The overall aim of the proposed study is to determine the effectiveness of a 3-month yoga program on increasing compliance and improving weight loss while participating in the Sanford Profile program. Participants are randomized to one of three groups: in-class yoga, yoga by digital video disk (DVD), stretching by DVD. Changes in weight loss and stress levels are monitored.

Detailed Description

The overall aim of the proposed study is to determine the effectiveness of a 3-month yoga program on increasing compliance and improving weight loss while participating in the Sanford Profile program. The 6-month study includes a 3-month randomized, controlled trial using in-person yoga, a yoga DVD, and a stretching DVD (control group) followed by a 3-month post-intervention follow-up. The study will be conducted to test the hypotheses that both in-person yoga classes and DVD yoga participation will result in 1) greater compliance with the Profile program, 2) greater weight loss during the yoga intervention, and 3) greater weight loss 3 months following completion of the intervention compared to the stretching intervention. Compliance will be investigated using percent of days that dietary intake was entered online and percent of days that online records indicate that the program was followed. Changes in weight will be measured using data transmitted from electronic scales that are provided as part of the Profile program. In order to assess weight change after participation in the intervention we will ask participants to continue weighing themselves daily for 3 months following completion of the intervention regardless of whether they completed the Profile program or not. Participants will complete online questionnaires on behavioral and appetite perceptions related to eating, food intake, stress levels, compliance with diet recommendations given to them by Sanford Profile, and perceived benefits of their intervention. We will use these measures to determine the effect of yoga participation on eating behaviors and stress levels.

Conditions

Obesity

Study Design

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

Study Groups

in-class yoga

The intervention is a in-class yoga course taught by yoga instructors for 3 times per week for 3 months. This class is based on "Peggy Cappy's Program: More Yoga for Every Body". Class is taught at Sanford Wellness Centers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Fargo, North Dakota. Each class in 1 hour in length.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

in-class yoga

Intervention Type: OTHER

In-person yoga classes that meet for 3x/week for 3 months. Each class is 1 hour.

yoga by DVD

For the intervention participants are asked to do yoga at home following the "Peggy Cappy's Program: More Yoga for Every Body" DVD. They are asked to complete these exercises 3 times per week for 3 months. The DVD is 1 hour in length.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

yoga by DVD

Intervention Type: OTHER

Individuals are asked to follow a 1-hour DVD on yoga 3x/week for 3 months.

stretching by DVD

For the intervention participants are asked to do stretching exercises at home following "Bob Anderson's DVD-Stretching: the DVD". They are asked to complete these exercises 3 times per week for 3 months. The DVD is 1 hour in length.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

stretching by DVD

Intervention Type: OTHER

Individuals are asked to follow a 1-hour DVD on stretching exercises 3x/week for 3 months.

Interventions

in-class yoga

In-person yoga classes that meet for 3x/week for 3 months. Each class is 1 hour.

Intervention Type: OTHER

yoga by DVD

Individuals are asked to follow a 1-hour DVD on yoga 3x/week for 3 months.

Intervention Type: OTHER

stretching by DVD

Individuals are asked to follow a 1-hour DVD on stretching exercises 3x/week for 3 months.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Must be participants in the Sanford Profile Program (weight loss program)

Exclusion Criteria

• Must have physician approval if answers yes to Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ) questions

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

South Dakota State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Bonny L Specker, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

South Dakota State University

Locations

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

1411008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id