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Project Health for Obesity

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Led By Michael J Zvolensky, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by University of Houston

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up assess change from baseline to 3-month follow-up and 1-year follow-up.

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Study Summary

This trial will test how helpful and practical an existing diet and exercise intervention is for young Latinx adults in a primary care setting.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ assess change from baseline to 3-month follow-up and 1-year follow-up.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~assess change from baseline to 3-month follow-up and 1-year follow-up.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and assess change from baseline to 3-month follow-up and 1-year follow-up. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Body Mass Index

Secondary outcome measures

Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale

Food Craving Inventory

Positive and Negative Affect Schedule

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Project HealthExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Project Health has three aims: 1) encourage participants to explore the costs of obesity, an unhealthy diet, and sedentary behavior and the benefits of physical fitness, a healthy diet, and regular exercise; 2) help participants gradually reduce caloric intake and increase physical activity, such that the participant reaches energy balance (i.e., is not eating more calories than they need); and 3) reduce attitudinal and behavioral risk factors for eating disorders and obesity. The intervention will be administered in Spanish.

Group II: Educational Video ControlPlacebo Group1 Intervention

The educational video control condition will include an educational video series on obesity in Spanish.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Project Health

2012

N/A

~370

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of HoustonLead Sponsor

147 Previous Clinical Trials

47,460 Total Patients Enrolled

9 Trials studying Obesity

2,960 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

Michael J Zvolensky, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorUniversity of Houston

5 Previous Clinical Trials

584 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Obesity

131 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are individuals aged 70 and above eligible to apply for this clinical trial?

"To be eligible for this study, patients must fall between the ages of 18 to 25. 202 trials exist that cater towards individuals younger than 18, and 596 are available for participants above 65 years old."

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What is the current cohort size in this research trial?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this study is open for recruitment as of November 23rd 2021 following its initial posting on the 3rd of that same month. 18 volunteers are needed from two different medical centres."

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Am I eligible to join this experimental research program?

"To be eligible for this experiment, the participant must have a BMI greater than 30 and fall between 18 to 25 years of age. This particular trial is enrolling up to 18 people in total."

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Are there any unfilled slots still available for this clinical trial?

"Affirmative - the information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this research is actively recruiting participants. The trial began to be advertised on November 3rd 2021 and was most recently updated on the 23rd of November, aiming for a total of 18 patients from 2 different sites."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Project Health Intervention Among Latinx Adults in Primary Care

Michael J. Zvolensky, Ph.D. 2021. "Project Health Intervention Among Latinx Adults in Primary Care". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04090515.