Weight Loss and Maintenance for Rural, African American Communities of Faith (The WORD)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Weight loss core; Behavioral: Weight loss core plus maintenance

• Registration Number: NCT02169947
• Lead Sponsor: University of Arkansas

Brief Summary

The WORD (Wholeness, Oneness, Righteousness, Deliverance) is a faith-based weight loss study in rural, African American adults of faith. The study will see whether a weight loss + maintenance intervention will cause participants to maintain their weight better than a weight loss only intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-05-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-19
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-23
• Primary Completion: 2018-02-28
• Study Completion: 2018-02-28
• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-28
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 425

Inclusion Criteria

• African American
• Aged 18 and older
• Have a BMI ) > 25 kg/m²
• Associated with a participating church through membership or participation in a church activity
• Free of medical problems that might contraindicated participation in a behavioral weight reduction program containing an exercise component
• Individuals taking sulfonylureas who have a letter from their doctor supporting their participation in the study will be considered eligible

Exclusion Criteria

• Not had a heart attack or stroke in the past 6 months
• Not currently on medication that might affect weight loss or require medical monitoring (i.e. insulin)
• Not pregnant, not pregnant in the previous six months, or lactating
• Not enrolled in another weight reduction program
• Agree to complete the program assigned to them
• Never had weight loss surgery
• Not have lost more than 10% body weight in the previous 6 months
• Not have a clinically significant medical condition likely to impact weight or any condition that makes it unlikely the participant would be available to follow the protocol for 18 months

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Weight loss core plus maintenance	Weight loss core plus maintenance	Participants will receive a culturally adapted version of the Diabetes Prevention Program core (16 session) program PLUS 12 maintenance sessions.
Weight loss core	Weight loss core	Participants will receive a culturally adapted version of the Diabetes Prevention Program core (16 session) program.
Weight loss core plus maintenance	Weight loss core	Participants will receive a culturally adapted version of the Diabetes Prevention Program core (16 session) program PLUS 12 maintenance sessions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in weight from 6 months to 18 months	Change from 6 months to 18 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; 🇺🇸 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States