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Preventing Weight Gain in African American Reproductive-Aged Women

NCT02416921 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2016-05-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effect of a Facebook-delivered weight-gain prevention program versus a Facebook-delivered program with general women's health information.

Conditions

  • Weight Gain
  • Women's Health
  • Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Weight-gain Prevention

A 4-week weight-gain prevention curriculum will be delivered via Facebook. Participants will be provided tips to prevent weight-gain and will be given the opportunity to engage with the peer coaches and other participants in the group.

BEHAVIORAL

Women's Health

A 4-week women's health curriculum will be delivered via Facebook. Participants will be provided tips for staying healthy and will be given the opportunity to engage with the peer coaches and other participants in the group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Missouri, Kansas City

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

    collaborator OTHER

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rick Stein, PhD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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