Feasibility of a Health Promotion Program for Nontraditional College Students

Boston Medical Center1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentMarch 2011

ConditionsHealth Behavior

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Health Behavior
Sponsor: Boston Medical Center
Enrollment: 60
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: physical activity and diet behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake, sugary drink intake, and fast food intake)
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 14 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two methods of delivering information about nutrition and physical activity to non-traditional college students. Participants will receive either a printed feedback report alone, or the feedback report in addition to a series of phone calls from a peer counselor. The peer counselors will provide nutrition and physical activity counseling using motivational interviewing techniques. Nutrition and physical activity outcomes will be measured for both groups and compared.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2011

End Date

December 2011

Last Updated

14 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Boston Medical Center

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Lisa M. Quintiliani

PhD

Boston Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Currently enrolled undergraduate student at UMass Boston,
•Have completed high school,
•24yrs old or older AND/OR part time students,
•Noncompliant in at least 1 of 4 behaviors: fruit \& vegetable intake, sugar sweetened beverage intake, fast food intake, or physical activity),
•Willing to randomized into either study group,
•Be able to give informed consent.