Motivational Interviewing to Address Freshman Weight Gain

Motivational Interviewing Clinical Trial

Official title:

Motivational Interviewing to Address Freshman Weight Gain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04130386
• Other study ID #: AuburnU-MI college freshman
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 10, 2020
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: February 2021
• Source: Auburn University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of Motivational Interviewing and e-health education on body composition and psychological outcomes. After baseline testing, participants will be randomly assigned to a motivational interviewing or e-health education group for a 10-week intervention. Variables of interest include: body composition, physical activity, food consumption and self-determination theory constructs.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 20 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Classified as a college freshman and 18 years of age.

2. Low risk for medical complications from exercise (as determined by physical activity readiness questionnaire (PARQ+).

3. Neither currently engaging in exercise nor consistently exercising over the last three months (2 days per week or less).

4. Be considered overweight based on BMI (BMI at or above 25)

5. Not pregnant.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those that do not meet inclusion criteria.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Motivational Interviewing
• Weight Gain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Motivational Interviewing
Participants receiving MI
• e-education
Participants receiving e-education

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	School of Kinesiology	Auburn	Alabama

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Auburn University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	changes in fat mass	changes in fat mass measured in KG by a iDXA scan	12 and 28 weeks
Primary	Changes in lean mass	changes in lean mass measured in KG by a iDXA scan	12 and 28 weeks
Primary	Physical Activity	Changes in minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity measured by an accelerometer.	12 and 28 weeks
Primary	Changes in the number of servings of Fruit and Vegetables	Changes in fruit and vegetable consumption measured in servings per day	12 and 28 weeks
Primary	Changes in Autonomous motivation	Changes in Autonomous motivation will be assessed with the Exercise Regulation Questionnaire (BREQ-3). The score range for each subscale is 0-16. A higher score for each subscales represents higher levels of motivation for external, introjected, identified and integrated forms of motivation.	12 and 28 weeks
Secondary	Experience with MI	Participants experience with the MI intervention will be assessed with the Health care climate questionnaire. This scale measures perceived autonomous support. The score ranges from 15-105, with higher scores associated with higher levels of perceived autonomy support.	12 weeks