NCT02196012

A Technology-Based Intervention for the Reduction of Overweight and Obesity Among College Students

"The UTK Health Study" A Technology-Based Weight Loss Intervention for the Reduction of Overweight and Obesity Among College Students."

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 23 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 22 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability and efficacy of a two month technology-based weight loss program for overweight and obese college students.

Detailed description

A randomized controlled trial design will be employed to investigate the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a technology-based weight loss pilot intervention for the reduction of overweight and obesity in college students. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: (1) 8-week intervention group, or (2) 8-week attention control group. Both conditions include 8 weekly lessons over 8 weeks. Undergraduate students (n=100) age 18-22 years who are overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) will be recruited from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Measurements will be taken at baseline and 8 weeks. Since the study is a technology-based intervention, research staff will collect height and weight measures for BMI through a novel approach, utilizing Skype video conferencing.

Conditions

• Overweight and Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Intervention group
BEHAVIORAL	attention control condition

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-09-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2014-07-21
• Last updated: 2014-07-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States