Weight Management Intervention in College: A Pilot
Testing a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Emerging Adults Implemented Within College Health Service Centers
The Miriam Hospital
60 participants
Jan 20, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This pilot randomized controlled trial will examine a behavioral weight loss intervention that uses a "small change" approach fro emerging adult college students with overweight/obesity. The primary aim is to assess student acceptability and clinically-meaningful weight changes.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- BMI of 25 or greater
- Enrolled at college/university where study will take place
- English-speaking
Exclusion Criteria7
- History or current diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or alcohol use disorder (current symptoms also assessed at screening using validated screening questionnaires)
- Participation in another formal weight loss program or current utilization of obesity medications
- Current or recent pregnancy
- Psychiatric hospitalization in the past 12 months
- Recent weight loss of 5% body weight or more
- History of bariatric surgery
- Severe food or physical activity restrictions that would interfere with treatment recommendations
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Interventions
Behavioral modifications are based on empirically-supported principles for weight loss. Diet recommendations follow a small change approach in which participants will make a series of small, self-selected dietary changes each day (\~100-200 calories) that they build on over the course of the intervention. Physical activity recommendations are to achieve 150-250 weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with specific goals and rate of progression that are individualized to each participant.
Psychoeducation around dieting myths, healthy eating, and physical activity
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NCT06994923