A Dissonance-Based Obesity Intervention

NCT ID: NCT04068493

Last Updated: 2022-06-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 7 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-02-18

Brief Summary

This project will examine the feasibility and acceptability of Enhanced Project Health, a dissonance-based obesity intervention, and whether this intervention results in significantly greater reductions in weight and improvements in lifestyle behaviors than an assessment only condition. Participants will be young adults enrolled in college.

Detailed Description

Approximately 34% of college students are overweight/obese. However, few behavioral weight loss (BWL) interventions have been developed for young adults in college. Research suggests that standard BWL interventions are not addressing the needs of young adults as they have shown poorer retention rates and weight loss compared to older adults in BWL trials. Standard BWL interventions are also time-intensive and are not conducive to inexpensive dissemination.

The primary aim of this project is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of Enhanced Project Health, a dissonance-based obesity intervention for young adults enrolled in college. Enhanced Project Health is based on Project Health, a dissonance-based obesity prevention program, which has been shown to significantly decrease weight gain and future overweight/obesity onset compared to a matched intervention and minimal intervention control condition in young adults. The current intervention was expanded to consist of eight weekly group sessions and to address sleep, in addition to diet and physical activity. The secondary aim is to test the hypothesis that Enhanced Project Health will result in significantly greater reductions in weight and improvements in lifestyle behaviors compared to an assessment only condition.

Conditions

Obesity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Dissonance-based obesity intervention

Participants in this arm will receive Enhanced Project Health.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Enhanced Project Health

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

A dissonance-based obesity intervention consisting of eight weekly groups sessions (1.5 hours).

Assessment Only

Participants in this arm will only complete the baseline assessment and 2 month assessment. They will not receive Enhanced Project Health.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Enhanced Project Health

A dissonance-based obesity intervention consisting of eight weekly groups sessions (1.5 hours).

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Young adults of ages 18 to 25.

2. Enrolled as a college student.

3. Body mass index of 25 or more (overweight/obese) based on measured height and weight.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of bulimia nervosa according to DSM-5 criteria.

2. Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.

3. Participation in interventions for weight loss or disordered eating behaviors.

4. Current use of prescription drugs for weight loss or disordered eating behaviors.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Illinois at Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Sylvia Herbozo

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Sylvia Herbozo, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Illinois at Chicago

Locations

Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of Illinoist at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

2019-0892

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id