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

Jeannine Goetz, PhD

Status: Completed

Conditions: Weight Loss

Treatments: Other: Sensible Weigh Program; Other: Standard Weight Management Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02251587

STUDY00001503

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

Low income women are at greater risk of both obesity and food insecurity (not having consistent access to nutritious and adequate amounts of food). Most weight loss programs targeted at low income women do not focus on gaining skills and knowledge to reduce food insecurity.

Eligible participants will be randomized into one of two groups. The two groups will follow different weight management programs. One group will follow a standard weight management program. The other group with follow the investigations program, the $ensible Weigh Program. Participation in the study will last about 9 months.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 21 months to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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

Exclusion criteria

• 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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard Weight Management Program

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will be given information on diet and exercise. Participants will attend meetings to discuss barriers to exercise and nutrition and ways to solve these problems. Participants will be given healthy snack ideas and planning tools.

Treatment:

Other: Standard Weight Management Program

$ensible Weigh Program

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be given information on diet and exercise with an emphasis on food security. Participants will be provided with additional information on community resources such as those for food, transportation, and safe places to exercise. A weekly cooking demonstration will be provided using inexpensive ingredients and common food pantry items.

Treatment:

Other: Sensible Weigh Program