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Promoting Weight-Loss in African American Cancer Survivors in the Deep South

NCT03150381 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 369

Last updated 2018-05-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study tests evidence-based strategies for weight loss among overweight and obesity cancer survivors and family members in rural Alabama.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Weight Loss Only

24- month weight loss program (year 1: weekly in person meetings for 6 months, followed by 2 meetings per month for 3 months, then monthly for 3 months; year 2: monthly phone calls)

BEHAVIORAL

Weight Loss Plus

Participants will attend in-person weekly sessions (about 1.5 hours each) for 6 months and then twice a month for 3 months and monthly for 3 months. Sessions focus on behavioral techniques supporting healthy diet (including calorie restriction for weight loss) and achieving recommended amounts of physical activity per week. During 1-year weight loss maintenance, participants receive monthly motivational phone calls.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Participants receive quarterly newsletters containing generic cancer prevention messages and participate in community-wide cancer awareness educational sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-01
Primary Completion
2018-03-31
Completion
2018-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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