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 behavioural weight loss intervention.

Official Title

The Effects of Two Different Leisure-Time Activity Prescriptions on Eating and Activity Behaviours during Behavioural Weight Loss Treatment

Conditions

  • Obesity
  • Physical Activity

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Treatment, Randomised, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Further Details

Primary Outcome Measures:

  • Time spent in moderate-intense physical activity

Secondary Outcome Measures:

  • Weight loss
  • Caloric and fat intake while watching TV
  • Liking of physical activity
  • Time spent watching TV

Study Start

March 2008

Eligibility & Criteria

Official Title

The Effects of Two Different Leisure-Time Activity Prescriptions on Eating and Activity Behaviours during Behavioural Weight Loss Treatment

Conditions

  • Obesity
  • Physical Activity

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Treatment, Randomised, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Further Details

Primary Outcome Measures:

  • Time spent in moderate-intense physical activity

Secondary Outcome Measures:

  • Weight loss
  • Caloric and fat intake while watching TV
  • Liking of physical activity
  • Time spent watching TV

Study Start

March 2008

Eligibility & Criteria

Eligibilty

  • Ages Eligible for Study:    21 Years to 65 Years
  • Genders Eligible for Study:    Both
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers:    Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 40 kg/m2
  • Watch > 16 hours per week of TV
  • Engage in < 100 minutes of moderate-intense physical activity per week

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants reporting a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q). Individuals self-reporting joint problems, prescription medication usage related to heart conditions, or other medical conditions that could limit exercise will be required to obtain written physician consent to participate.
  • Reporting they are unable to walk for 2 blocks (1/4 mile) without stopping.
  • Reporting no TVs in the home or 5 or more TVs in the home viewed by the participant (TVs in participant’s children’s bedrooms will not be counted).
  • Reporting major psychiatric diseases or organic brain syndromes via a phone screen.
  • Participating in a weight loss program and/or taking weight loss medication or that have lost > 5% of body weight during the past 6 months.
  • Participating in a program to increase physical activity and/or decrease TV watching time.
  • Intending to move to another city within the time frame of the investigation.
  • Being pregnant, lactating, less than 6 months post-partum, or planning to become pregnant during the time frame of the investigation.
  • Having had gastric surgery for weight loss.
  • Being unwilling to attend weekly sessions.

Total Enrolment

26

Contact Details

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00656045

Contacts

Contact: Hollie A. Raynor, Ph.D.      865-974-6259      hraynor@utk.edu    

Contact: Elizabeth T. Anderson, M.S.      865-974-0752      eander24@utk.edu    

Locations

United States, Tennessee
 University of Tennessee      Recruiting
       Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37996

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Tennessee

Investigators

Principal Investigator:      Hollie A. Raynor, Ph.D.      University of Tennessee    
  
Study Chair:      David Bassett Jr., Ph.D.      University of Tennessee    
  
Study Chair:      Dixie Thompson, Ph.D.      University of Tennessee    
  
Study Chair:      Amy Gorin, Ph.D.      University of Connecticut

Total Enrolment

26

Contact Details

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00656045

Contacts

Contact: Hollie A. Raynor, Ph.D.      865-974-6259      hraynor@utk.edu    

Contact: Elizabeth T. Anderson, M.S.      865-974-0752      eander24@utk.edu    

Locations

United States, Tennessee
 University of Tennessee      Recruiting
       Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37996

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Tennessee

Investigators

Principal Investigator:      Hollie A. Raynor, Ph.D.      University of Tennessee    
  
Study Chair:      David Bassett Jr., Ph.D.      University of Tennessee    
  
Study Chair:      Dixie Thompson, Ph.D.      University of Tennessee    
  
Study Chair:      Amy Gorin, Ph.D.      University of Connecticut

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