SPARK a Healthy and Fit Lifestyle

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Face-to-Face; Behavioral: Web-based; Behavioral: Single session

• Registration Number: NCT01578512
• Lead Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the best format for delivering a brief behavioral weight loss intervention to young adults 18-25 years of age.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-02
• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-04-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-04-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-04-16
• Study First Posted: 2012-04-17
• Last Update Posted: 2012-04-17
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2012-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• 18-25 years old
• body mass index 25-45
• willing to be randomly assigned to any of the 3 arms
• available during the time frame of the study
• willing to complete assessment visits at 0, 2, 4 and 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

• Age or BMI outside of eligible range
• Medical condition that would interfere with weight loss or make unsupervised physical activity unsafe
• Pregnant or nursing within 6 months
• recent weight loss >10% of body weight
• History of eating disorder
• Substance abuse or dependence

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Face-to-Face	Face-to-Face	8 sessions of weekly group behavioral weight loss treatment
Web-based	Web-based	Participants receive one group face-to-face session followed by 7 web-based lessons, reporting of key behaviors, and feedback on progress.
Single Session	Single session	Single session behavioral weight loss

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight	2 months (post-treatment)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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