Lifestyle Intervention Program in Overweight Medical Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Overweight
• Interventions: Behavioral: Lifestyle counseling

• Registration Number: NCT03636581
• Lead Sponsor: New York Institute of Technology

Brief Summary

This study will be a randomized cross-over design over the course of 2 academic years. 40 subjects -20 overweight women and 20 over weight men will be recruited. Each subject will have body composition tested, blood lipid profile, and resting metabolic rate done in the beginning of the first academic year and at the end of the first academic year. The intervention group will receive activity trackers, diet counseling, and fitness counseling for one academic year. The second year, all outcome measures (a body scan, blood lipid profile, and resting metabolic rate) will be performed again at the start of the academic year 2, except the intervention group will now be the control group and the control group will now receive the same intervention. All final outcome measures will be performed at the end of the second year.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-08
• Study First Submitted: 2018-08-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-14
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-17
• Primary Completion: 2021-04-25
• Study Completion: 2021-04-25
• Status Verified: 2022-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-01-14
• Last Update Posted: 2022-01-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Male and female NYITCOM students between the ages of 18-35
• BMI ≥ 25.0
• Body fat % >19% for males; >33% for women (will be determined by body composition scan)
• Own their own smartphone

Exclusion Criteria

• People who have used weight loss smartphone applications in the past 6 month
• People who have used an activity tracker in past 6 months
• Anyone who answers yes to one or more questions on the PAR-Q screen
• Any contraindication to having a duel x-ray body scan performed based on the American College of Radiology's practice guidelines

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Lifestyle counseling	This group will receive a smart watch to track activity and diet. This group will also receive education on nutrition and exercise.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body fat percentage	4 months	Body composition

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total Cholesterol	4 months	fasting serum mg/dL
High Density Lipoproteins	4 months	fasting serum mg/dL
Low Density Lipoproteins	4 months	fasting serum mg/dL
Resting Metabolic Rate	4 months	Resting metabolic rate changes as per oxygen consumption
Triglycerides	4 months	fasting serum mg/dL
Hemoglobin A1C	4 months	fasting plasma % of total hemoglobin
Step Count	4 months	Activity based on step count

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York Institute of Technology; 🇺🇸 Old Westbury, New York, United States