Trials / Completed
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
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | No TV viewing reduction | In 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. |
| BEHAVIORAL | TV viewing reduction | In 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.