Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling for Nontraditional College Students

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Health Behavior

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two methods of delivering information about nutrition and physical activity to non-traditional college students. Participants will receive either a printed feedback report alone, or the feedback report in addition to a series of phone calls from a peer counselor. The peer counselors will provide nutrition and physical activity counseling using motivational interviewing techniques. Nutrition and physical activity outcomes will be measured for both groups and compared.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01412099

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

60

Starts

2011-03-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-02-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Currently enrolled undergraduate student at UMass Boston,
• Have completed high school,
• 24yrs old or older AND/OR part time students,
• Noncompliant in at least 1 of 4 behaviors: fruit \& vegetable intake, sugar sweetened beverage intake, fast food intake, or physical activity),
• Willing to randomized into either study group,
• Be able to give informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Have any contraindications to physical activity

Where it is running

• University of Massachusetts Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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