The Energy Balance Study

University of South Carolina1 site in 1 country400 target enrollmentOctober 2010

ConditionsTotal Energy Expenditure,Total Energy Intake

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Total Energy Expenditure,Total Energy Intake
Sponsor: University of South Carolina
Enrollment: 400
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: variation in total energy expenditure and variation in total energy intake contribute to changes in body weight and fat among young adults
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 3 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study if to determine the specific contributions of energy intake and energy expenditure to changes in body weight and fat.

Detailed Description

1. Changes in body weight and fat will be positively associated with increases in total energy intake. 2. Changes in body weight and fat will be positively associated with decreases in total energy expenditure.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

October 2010

End Date

June 2015

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of South Carolina

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Sarah Schumacher

Director

University of South Carolina

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•BMI: 20-35 \*Note : For participants that come to Orientation, we are allowing participants with a variance of 0.1 either way in the BMI range: 19.9 - 35.1
•21-35 years of age
•Men and women
•Email address
•Access to a phone

Exclusion Criteria

•Currently on medications to lose weight
•\>90th percentile on the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)
•Planning to move from the Greater Columbia area in the next 15 months
•Other medical, psychiatric or behavioral factors that in the judgment of the principal investigator may interfere with study participation or the ability to follow the intervention protocol.
•Changed birth control status in past 3 months
•Currently taking birth control but plan to stop taking it within the next 12 months or are planning to start taking birth control in the next 12 months
•Planning to have weight loss surgery
•Started or stopped smoking in the past 6 months
•Blood pressure ≥ 150/90
•Blood glucose ≥ 145 mg/dL @ orientation