The Relationship of TV Viewing to Energy Balance in Adults

Obesity Clinical Trial

— TView  

Official title:

The Effects of Limiting TV Viewing on Diet, Exercise, and Sleep in Overweight and Obese Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00622050
• Other study ID #: CHRBS 08-052
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 12, 2008
• Last updated: October 15, 2008
• Start date: January 2008
• Est. completion date: August 2008

Study information

• Verified date: October 2008
• Source: University of Vermont
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The specific objectives of this project are to:

1. Investigate the effects of reducing TV viewing time on energy intake, eating behavior, and energy expenditure in overweight or obese adult subjects, thus providing a basis for evaluating if reducing TV viewing time might be a useful adjunct therapy in obesity prevention and treatment

2. Analyze the types of foods eaten in conjunction with TV viewing

3. Determine if there is an association between location of TV and BMI.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 44
• Est. completion date: August 2008
• Est. primary completion date: August 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 21 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI between 25-50

• Watch at least 3 hours of TV per day or 21 hours per week.

• Between the ages of 21-65 years.

• Willing to have study staff enter home several times.

• Willing to have TV viewing time reduced.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Live greater than 45 minutes from UVM campus.

• Enrolled in a weight loss study

• Pregnant or planning to become pregnant during active study protocol.

• Breastfeeding for 6 months or less.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity
• Overweight

Intervention

Behavioral:
• No TV viewing reduction
In the control group, no intervention will be acted upon. This group will receive the exact same protocol as the intervention group, but with observation only.
• TV viewing reduction
In the experimental arm, TV viewing time will be reduced for half of the study protocol time (3-4 weeks of a 6-8 week protocol).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	UVM Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences	Burlington	Vermont

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Vermont	United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Energy Intake		Phase I and Phase II	No
Secondary	Energy expenditure		Phase I and Phase II	No

External Links

•   Website for interested subjects