Engaging Men From Blue-collar Industries in Weight Loss

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Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Tailored behavioral weight loss program; Behavioral: Standard behavioral weight loss program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05386238

18013105-IRB01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objectives*: Primary Objective: Aim 1: Examine the acceptability of tailored behavioral weight loss program and a standard program in men working in blue-collar occupations.

Aim 2: Compare recruitment approaches that vary on trust-based messaging to recruit men with overweight/obesity who work in blue-collar occupations.

Secondary Objectives: Determine the feasibility of retaining participants to a randomized trial over six months.

Full description

Men working in blue-collar occupations have a high prevalence of overweight and obesity and have high rates of comorbidities associated with obesity. Unfortunately, these men are unlikely to participate in evidenced-based weight loss interventions. Further, few efficacious interventions have been developed that target this population for weight control. The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of tailored recruitment messages and a novel, tailored behavioral weight loss intervention in the context of a randomized trial.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 18 years and older
2. Male
3. Body mass index (BMI) > 25 kg/m2
4. Employed >20 hours per week in an occupation classified as blue collar
5. Ability to communicate in English
6. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

1. History of bariatric surgery
2. Diabetes managed with insulin
3. Diagnosis of a serious mental illness
4. Conditions contraindicated to exercise independently (determined using four questions of Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire)
5. Report of potentially hazardous alcohol use (ASSIST >27)
6. Weight loss in the prior six months of 10 pounds or greater
7. Body mass index ≥60 kg/m2, due to increased injury risk with exercise
8. Diagnosis of an eating disorder
9. Any major medical condition that could increase risk for injury or other contradictions for treatment, or high likelihood of attrition, as determined by the study team

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Tailored treatment

Experimental group

Description:

6-months of group-based behavioral weight loss treatment tailored to men working in blue-collar occupations.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Tailored behavioral weight loss program

Standard of care treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

6-months of group-based behavioral weight loss treatment following the Diabetes Prevention Program Group Lifestyle balance.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard behavioral weight loss program