The Relationship of TV Viewing to Energy Balance in Adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Overweight
• Interventions: Behavioral: TV viewing reduction; Behavioral: No TV viewing reduction

• Registration Number: NCT00622050
• Lead Sponsor: University of Vermont

Brief Summary

The specific objectives of this project are to:

1. Investigate the effects of reducing TV viewing time on energy intake, eating behavior, and energy expenditure in overweight or obese adult subjects, thus providing a basis for evaluating if reducing TV viewing time might be a useful adjunct therapy in obesity prevention and treatment

2. Analyze the types of foods eaten in conjunction with TV viewing

3. Determine if there is an association between location of TV and BMI.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-01
• Study First Submitted: 2008-02-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2008-02-22
• Primary Completion: 2008-08
• Study Completion: 2008-08
• Status Verified: 2008-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-10-15
• Last Update Posted: 2008-10-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

• BMI between 25-50
• Watch at least 3 hours of TV per day or 21 hours per week.
• Between the ages of 21-65 years.
• Willing to have study staff enter home several times.
• Willing to have TV viewing time reduced.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Live greater than 45 minutes from UVM campus.
• Enrolled in a weight loss study
• Pregnant or planning to become pregnant during active study protocol.
• Breastfeeding for 6 months or less.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	TV viewing reduction	This arm will be experiencing the same protocol as the control group, only their TV viewing time will be reduced. The TV viewing time reduction is the experimental intervention.
Control	No TV viewing reduction	The control group will be experiencing the exact protocol; only their TV viewing time will not be reduced.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Energy Intake	Phase I and Phase II

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Energy expenditure	Phase I and Phase II

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UVM Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences; 🇺🇸 Burlington, Vermont, United States