Sedentary Behavior in Overweight Women

Completed

• Conditions: Sedentary Behavior; Overweight
• Interventions: Other: Behavioral

• Registration Number: NCT00613353
• Lead Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Brief Summary

Objective activity data will be collected using accelerometry for a minimum of seven days on 38 adult, female, women recruited from the metabolic Clinic at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Following objective measurement of activity, participants will complete self-report and objective activity data, as well as the relationship between sedentary activities and food cravings will be examined. It is hypothesized that minutes of sedentary behavior, especially time spent in television viewing, will be significantly correlated with total and specific food cravings.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-01
• Study First Submitted: 2008-01-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2008-02-13
• Primary Completion: 2008-05
• Study Completion: 2008-05
• Status Verified: 2008-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-11-12
• Last Update Posted: 2008-11-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

Caucasian or African American women between the ages of 18 and 65

Exclusion Criteria

Males and women who are younger than 18 and older than 65

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
I	Behavioral	Caucasian and African American females between the ages of 18 and 65.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Minutes of sedentary behavior, especially time spent in television viewing, will be significantly correlated with total and specific food cravings	9 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Mississippi Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Jackson, Mississippi, United States