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CompletedNCT00622050

The Relationship of TV Viewing to Energy Balance in Adults

The Effects of Limiting TV Viewing on Diet, Exercise, and Sleep in Overweight and Obese Adults

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
44 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Vermont · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
21 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The specific objectives of this project are to: 1. Investigate the effects of reducing TV viewing time on energy intake, eating behavior, and energy expenditure in overweight or obese adult subjects, thus providing a basis for evaluating if reducing TV viewing time might be a useful adjunct therapy in obesity prevention and treatment 2. Analyze the types of foods eaten in conjunction with TV viewing 3. Determine if there is an association between location of TV and BMI.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALNo TV viewing reductionIn the control group, no intervention will be acted upon. This group will receive the exact same protocol as the intervention group, but with observation only.
BEHAVIORALTV viewing reductionIn the experimental arm, TV viewing time will be reduced for half of the study protocol time (3-4 weeks of a 6-8 week protocol).

Timeline

Start date
2008-01-01
Primary completion
2008-08-01
Completion
2008-08-01
First posted
2008-02-22
Last updated
2008-10-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00622050. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.