NCT01412099

Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling for Nontraditional College Students

Feasibility of a Health Promotion Program for Nontraditional College Students

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two methods of delivering information about nutrition and physical activity to non-traditional college students. Participants will receive either a printed feedback report alone, or the feedback report in addition to a series of phone calls from a peer counselor. The peer counselors will provide nutrition and physical activity counseling using motivational interviewing techniques. Nutrition and physical activity outcomes will be measured for both groups and compared.

Conditions

• Health Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	peer counseling	Participants receive 3 phone calls from a peer counselor to deliver counseling using motivational interviewing techniques focused on diet and physical activity behaviors over a 6 week period.
BEHAVIORAL	Feedback report	Participants receive a one-page printed feedback report displaying their current levels of nutrition and physical activity behaviors and tips for meeting recommended guidelines.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-12-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2011-08-09
• Last updated: 2012-02-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States