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Weight Management Intervention in College: A Pilot
Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital
Summary
This pilot randomized controlled trial will examine a behavioral weight loss intervention that uses a "small change" approach fro emerging adult college students with overweight/obesity. The primary aim is to assess student acceptability and clinically-meaningful weight changes.
Official title: Testing a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Emerging Adults Implemented Within College Health Service Centers
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 29 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2025-01-20
Completion Date
2027-04-01
Last Updated
2025-10-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
BWLI-College
Behavioral modifications are based on empirically-supported principles for weight loss. Diet recommendations follow a small change approach in which participants will make a series of small, self-selected dietary changes each day (\~100-200 calories) that they build on over the course of the intervention. Physical activity recommendations are to achieve 150-250 weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with specific goals and rate of progression that are individualized to each participant.
Control
Psychoeducation around dieting myths, healthy eating, and physical activity
Locations (1)
The Miriam Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States