Comadres Weight Loss Pilot Program
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obesity
In brief
Latinas are more likely to be obese and physically inactive than white women. Therefore, a behavioral weight loss program for Latinas will be tested in this pilot study. Thirty overweight or obese Latinas will be recruited for a 12 week weight loss program at the Weight Control \& Diabetes Research Center. Participants will be provided with nutrition and physical activity education and be taught behavioral skills to help them adopt lifestyle changes that produce weight loss. Participants will be placed on a reduced calorie diet and instructed to gradually increase their level of physical activity. To encourage participants to monitor their daily eating and exercise activities, participants will be instructed to record these activities in food and exercise diaries and submit them each week. Two treatment groups will be tested. The first group will have participants attend sessions with a female friend (comadre). The second group will have participants attend sessions without a comadre. The aims of this study are to determine whether we can succeed in recruiting Latinas with their comadres and whether we can reduce participant drop-out by having Latinas participate with their comadres in a behavioral weight loss program.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00719927
- Run by
- The Miriam Hospital
- People needed
- 45
- Starts
- 2008-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2009-02-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Women who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino
- Rhode Island resident
- Overweight or obese (BMI 27-50 kg/m2)
- Ages 18-65 years old
- English speaking \& literate
- If randomized to the comadre condition, the participant's comadre must also meet all inclusion and exclusion criteria and must not reside in the same household.
You may not qualify if…
- Pregnant, lactating, less than 6 months post-partum, or plans to become pregnant in the next 6 months
- Currently participating in another weight loss program, taking weight loss medication, and/or lost ≥ 10% of body weight during the past 6 months
- Reports being unable to walk 2 blocks (1/4 mile) without stopping
- Reports a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) (Thomas, Reading, \& Shepard, 1992), which will be administered during the phone screen.
- Individuals with medical conditions that could limit exercise will be required to obtain written physician consent to participate
- Reports conditions that in the judgment of the Principal Investigator would render them potentially unlikely to follow the protocol for the study period including terminal illness, plans to relocate, substance abuse, eating disorder, or significant psychiatric problems
Where it is running
- Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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