A Cafeteria Based Study of Weight Gain Prevention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Overweight
• Interventions: Behavioral: control; Behavioral: REDE

• Registration Number: NCT00573482
• Lead Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Brief Summary

The dramatic rise in overweight and obesity during the past several decades can be explained by environmental changes that foster increased energy intake and decreased energy expenditure. There are several reasons to suggest that the most effective approach to weight gain prevention is the incorporate reduced-fat eating into an overall strategy of lowering the energy density of the diet. Our energy density manipulations will be designed to reduce both the fat content and the caloric density of foods served at a cafeteria, which serves as the "food environment" for hospital employees.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-09
• Study Completion: 2007-02
• Study First Submitted: 2007-12-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-12-13
• Study First Posted: 2007-12-14
• Status Verified: 2010-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 2010-02-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 106

Inclusion Criteria

• works at one of the two hospitals and eats lunch in the cafeteria 2x per week
• BMI between 23 and 25

Exclusion Criteria

• current diagnosis of a chronic disease or condition known to affect appetite or body weight
• currently taking medication known to affect appetite or body weight
• current pregnancy or plans to become pregnant within the next 24 months
• current enrollment or plans to enroll within the next 24 months in an organized weight management program
• plans to terminate employment at the hospital within the next 12 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
control group	control	Control (only exposure to the food labels and the new lower ED foods).
intervention group	REDE	Education in REDE techniques plus exposure to the food labels and the new lower ED foods.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight	36 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caloric and macro-nutrient intake	36 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Local Hospitals; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States