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Leisure Time Activity and Nutrition Program

NCT00656045 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2018-04-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this investigation is to conduct an 8-week pilot study to examine the effects of two different leisure-time activity prescriptions on dietary intake, leisure-time activities, and weight loss in 26 adults receiving a standard 8-week behavioral weight loss intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dietary

All participants in the investigation will receive a standard 8-week behavioral obesity intervention with 8 weekly, 1 hour group counseling and education sessions. The intervention will include a reduced caloric prescription (1200-1500 kcal/day) and fat gram prescription (30% or less kcals from fat).

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Activity

The Physical Activity arm will receive an activity goal (200 minutes/week of moderate-intense physical activity).

BEHAVIORAL

TV Watching

The TV Watching arm will receive a TV watching goal of watching less than 10 hours of TV/week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hollie A. Raynor, Ph.D. · University of Tennessee

  • David Bassett Jr., Ph.D. · University of Tennessee

  • Dixie Thompson, Ph.D. · University of Tennessee

  • Amy Gorin, Ph.D. · University of Connecticut

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2008-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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