Prevention of Weight Gain in University Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Prevention; Weight Gain
• Interventions: Behavioral: Lifestyle intervention seminars

• Registration Number: NCT00995462
• Lead Sponsor: Marie-France Hivert

Brief Summary

This study assess whether a small-group seminar intervention to prevent weight gain is effective in a general university student population, and to address the relative role of biological vs. lifestyle factors in predicting weight gain in humans.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-09
• Study First Submitted: 2009-10-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-10-14
• Study First Posted: 2009-10-15
• Primary Completion: 2011-10
• Study Completion: 2011-12
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-12-10
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 319

Inclusion Criteria

• First year students at the Université de Sherbrooke.

Exclusion Criteria

• Presence of diseases or medications that would be expected to affect weight (cystic fibrosis, diabetes, inflammatory bowel diseases, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, etc.).
• Pregnancy or planning a pregnancy in the next two years.
• Unable to give an informed consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Small-group seminar for 2 years	Lifestyle intervention seminars	-
Small-group seminars for 1 year followed by email intervention	Lifestyle intervention seminars	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight change	2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Université de Sherbrooke; 🇨🇦 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada