Project Health: Enhancing Effectiveness of an Obesity Prevention Program

Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Overweight and Obesity, Eating Disorders

In brief

This 2-site effectiveness trial will test whether a brief dissonance-based obesity prevention program delivered in single sex groups combined with food response and attention training will produce significantly larger weight gain prevention effects than an educational video control condition. An effectiveness trial is important to test whether this program reduces risk for unhealthy weight gain when delivered by real world clinicians under ecologically valid conditions, which is an important step toward broad implementation. A secondary aim focuses on eating disorder symptom prevention effects. A sample of 17-20 year olds with weight concerns (N = 120) will be randomized to single sex Project Health groups with food response and attention training or an educational video control condition. Participants will complete assessments at baseline, posttest, and 6- and 12-month follow ups.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06067763

Run by

Oregon Research Institute

People needed

238

Starts

2020-01-30

Expected to finish

2025-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-11-21

Who can join

Age: 17 and older, up to 20. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Current at least moderate weight concerns (defined as a response of 4 or above on an 8 point scale ranging from none (0) to extreme (8))
• Self-reported room for improvement in diet and exercise habits (response of yes to "Do you believe there is room for improvement in your diet and exercise habits?" in the pre-screening questionnaire)
• BMI greater than or equal to 20 and less than or equal to 30
• Age between 17 and 20 years old

You may not qualify if…

• Current diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder
• Previous participation in a Project Health study

Where it is running

• Stanford University — Stanford, California, United States
• Oregon Research Institute — Springfield, Oregon, United States

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