A Small Changes Weight Loss Program and Message Dissemination Via Facebook in Chicago's West Side

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Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Small changes weight loss program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03614338

18070904

Details and patient eligibility

About

African-American communities experience a greater burden of obesity-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease and higher rates of obesity, compared to other race groups. There is a need for interventions that show promise in mitigating these disparities. The primary goal of this project is to pilot test whether an existing "small-changes" intervention for weight loss can be modified and delivered within the West Side ALIVE churches.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. BMI 25-45 kg/m2
2. Age 18-75
3. Attend one of the West Side partnership churches at least 2 times per month
4. Able to attend in-person meetings
5. Willing to share their experiences on the West Side ALIVE Facebook page

Exclusion criteria

1. Blood pressure > 170/90 (self-report or during the WSA screening)
2. Diabetes treated with insulin
3. History of cancer within the past 5 years
4. Pregnancy or breastfeeding in the last 6 months, planning to become pregnant in the next 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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17 participants in 1 patient group

Core Participants Weight Loss Program

Experimental group

Description:

Small changes weight loss program

Treatment:

Behavioral: Small changes weight loss program