NCT00995462

Prevention of Weight Gain in University Students

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 319 (actual)
• Sponsor: Marie-France Hivert · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study assess whether a small-group seminar intervention to prevent weight gain is effective in a general university student population, and to address the relative role of biological vs. lifestyle factors in predicting weight gain in humans.

Conditions

• Prevention
• Weight Gain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle intervention seminars	The first sessions emphasize acquisition of new knowledge during interactive group seminars designed to maximize attendant's participation by adapting wellknown quiz-show or parlour games to deliver key concepts. A number of sessions are aimed at increasing self-efficacy through problem-solving, time-management strategies, individual self monitoring and goal-setting.During the second year, the intervention focuses on maintenance of healthy behaviour with empowerment of the participants using problem-solving, goal-setting, planning, and self-monitoring skills.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-09-01
• Primary completion: 2011-10-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2009-10-15
• Last updated: 2013-12-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada