At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓English speaking and capable of providing informed consent
- ✓McMaster University student aged 18–29 years
- ✓Body mass index at least 18.5
- ✕Physical and mental health conditions contraindicated for weight management, including eating disorders
- ✕Pregnancy
- ✕Cancer
- ✕Medications that affect body weight
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Motivational Interviewing to Promote Healthy Behaviours for Obesity Prevention in Young Adults: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Motivational interviewing and Educational materials for Obesity and Risk Factors. Completed, enrolled 101 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The overall goals of this project are to evaluate the feasibility of web-based nurse-led motivational interviewing and educational interventions to promote healthy behaviours for obesity prevention and maintenance of healthy weight and behaviours among young adults attending university (age 18-29) in Hamilton, Ontario. A secondary goal is to evaluate if the intervention is more successful among people at higher risk of obesity (a risk stratification approach). A pilot randomized controlled trial will be conducted. Young adults will be randomized to receive a tailored behavioural intervention through motivational interviewing sessions with a nurse combined with educational materials, or control (educational materials only). Both groups will be followed for 6 months and their weight at baseline and end of the study will be measured. Outcomes related to the feasibility of the intervention and participants' experiences in the study will also be measured.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The intervention group will receive motivational interviewing sessions with a trained study nurse plus educational material
The control group will receive educational material only.