The $Ensible Weight Program: An Intervention Tailored for Low Income Women

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Conditions studied: Weight Loss

In brief

The purpose of this study is to learn if a weight loss program especially designed to address food insecurity is more effective compared to a standard weight loss program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02251587

Run by

Jeannine Goetz, PhD

People needed

28

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-02-03

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Documented low income
• Body Mass Index (BMI) >25.0 kg/m2
• Must speak and understand English
• Able to attend intervention sessions and have access to telephone

You may not qualify if…

• Report serious medical risk such as insulin-dependent diabetes, cancer, recent cardiac event
• Currently or planning to become pregnant during the intervention
• Have no control over food purchases or choices
• Report participation in a weight reduction program involving diet or PA within past 6 months
• Report symptomology of an eating disorder
• Report adherence to specialized diet regimes, i.e., multiple food allergies, vegetarian, Atkins, macrobiotic, etc.

Where it is running

• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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