Lay Health Coaches for Weight Loss: Peers Versus Mentors

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Reduced Intensity Behavioral Weight Loss + Peer Health Coach; Behavioral: Reduced Intensity Behavioral Weight Loss + Mentor Health Coach; Behavioral: Reduced Intensity Behavioral Weight Loss

• Registration Number: NCT01642199
• Lead Sponsor: University of Connecticut

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this study is to determine whether reduced intensity behavioral weight loss treatment (rBWL) + Peer Health Coaches yields significantly greater weight loss than rBWL + Mentor Health Coaches and rBWL alone.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-07-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-07-13
• Study First Posted: 2012-07-17
• Study Start: 2013-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-02
• Study Completion: 2017-02
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 278

Inclusion Criteria

• Body Mass Index between 30 and 40
• Age between 40 and 60 years
• English speaking

Exclusion Criteria

• Are unwilling to communicate regularly with a weight loss coach
• Report not being able to walk 2 blocks (1/4 mile) without stopping
• Are currently participating in a weight loss program, taking a weight loss medication, have a history of bariatric surgery, or lost ≥ 5% of body weight during the past 6-months
• Are pregnant, lactating, less than 6-months post-partum, or plan to become pregnant during the intervention timeframe
• Report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of rest or activity, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
• Report a medical condition that would jeopardize their safety if involved in a weight management program with diet and exercise guidelines
• Report conditions that, in the judgment of the PI, would render the participant unlikely to follow the study protocol (e.g., relocation, dementia, terminal illness, substance abuse).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Reduced Intensity Behavioral Weight Loss + Peer Health Coach	Reduced Intensity Behavioral Weight Loss + Peer Health Coach	-
Reduced Intensity Behavioral Weight Loss + Mentor Health Coach	Reduced Intensity Behavioral Weight Loss + Mentor Health Coach	-
Reduced Intensity Behavioral Weight Loss	Reduced Intensity Behavioral Weight Loss	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight change from the initial assessment to the 12-month assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram	baseline to 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Direction of social comparison between participants and their Peer or Mentor weight loss coach	2-weeks, 3-months, 6-months, 9-months, and 12-months	Participants in rBWL + Peer and rBWL + Mentor will complete a questionnaire that assesses whether their progress on weight loss, diet, and activity are "worse," "similar to," or "better" than their coach's on a 5-point likert scale. Mean scores on this measure will be reported.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center; 🇺🇸 Providence, Rhode Island, United States