Motivational Interviewing to Address Freshman Weight Gain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Motivational Interviewing
• Interventions: Behavioral: e-education; Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing

• Registration Number: NCT04130386
• Lead Sponsor: Auburn University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of Motivational Interviewing and e-health education on body composition and psychological outcomes. After baseline testing, participants will be randomly assigned to a motivational interviewing or e-health education group for a 10-week intervention. Variables of interest include: body composition, physical activity, food consumption and self-determination theory constructs.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-16
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-17
• Study Start: 2020-01-10
• Primary Completion: 2020-08-31
• Study Completion: 2020-08-31
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

1. Classified as a college freshman and 18 years of age.
2. Low risk for medical complications from exercise (as determined by physical activity readiness questionnaire (PARQ+).
3. Neither currently engaging in exercise nor consistently exercising over the last three months (2 days per week or less).
4. Be considered overweight based on BMI (BMI at or above 25)
5. Not pregnant.

Exclusion Criteria

• Those that do not meet inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
E-education	e-education	The e-education group receives three educational modules lasting approximately 10 minutes each over a period of 10 weeks.
Motivational Interviewing	Motivational Interviewing	Participants assigned to this arm will complete three MI sessions over 10 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
changes in fat mass	12 and 28 weeks	changes in fat mass measured in KG by a iDXA scan
Changes in lean mass	12 and 28 weeks	changes in lean mass measured in KG by a iDXA scan
Changes in the number of servings of Fruit and Vegetables	12 and 28 weeks	Changes in fruit and vegetable consumption measured in servings per day
Physical Activity	12 and 28 weeks	Changes in minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity measured by an accelerometer.
Changes in Autonomous motivation	12 and 28 weeks	Changes in Autonomous motivation will be assessed with the Exercise Regulation Questionnaire (BREQ-3). The score range for each subscale is 0-16. A higher score for each subscales represents higher levels of motivation for external, introjected, identified and integrated forms of motivation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Experience with MI	12 weeks	Participants experience with the MI intervention will be assessed with the Health care climate questionnaire. This scale measures perceived autonomous support. The score ranges from 15-105, with higher scores associated with higher levels of perceived autonomy support.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

School of Kinesiology; 🇺🇸 Auburn, Alabama, United States