The $Ensible Weight Program: An Intervention Tailored for Low Income Women
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Weight Loss
- Sponsor
- Jeannine Goetz, PhD
- Enrollment
- 28
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Feasibility of implementing weight management program
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn if a weight loss program especially designed to address food insecurity is more effective compared to a standard weight loss program.
Detailed Description
Low income women are at greater risk of both obesity and food insecurity (not having consistent access to nutritious and adequate amounts of food). Most weight loss programs targeted at low income women do not focus on gaining skills and knowledge to reduce food insecurity. Eligible participants will be randomized into one of two groups. The two groups will follow different weight management programs. One group will follow a standard weight management program. The other group with follow the investigations program, the $ensible Weigh Program. Participation in the study will last about 9 months.
Investigators
Jeannine Goetz, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Documented low income
- •Body Mass Index (BMI) \>25.0 kg/m2
- •Must speak and understand English
- •Able to attend intervention sessions and have access to telephone
Exclusion Criteria
- •Report serious medical risk such as insulin-dependent diabetes, cancer, recent cardiac event
- •Currently or planning to become pregnant during the intervention
- •Have no control over food purchases or choices
- •Report participation in a weight reduction program involving diet or PA within past 6 months
- •Report symptomology of an eating disorder
- •Report adherence to specialized diet regimes, i.e., multiple food allergies, vegetarian, Atkins, macrobiotic, etc.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Feasibility of implementing weight management program
Time Frame: 9 Months
Feasibility assessed by participant retention, participant attendance at study related visits, and participant satisfaction.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in weight(Change from Month 3 to Month 9)
- Change in diet quality(Change from Month 3 to Month 9)
- Change in food security status(Change from Month 3 to Month 9)