Lifestyle Intervention Program in Overweight Medical Students
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 35 |
| Updated: | 8/24/2018 |
| Start Date: | August 8, 2018 |
| End Date: | December 2019 |
| Contact: | Joanne Donoghue |
| Email: | jdonoghu@nyit.edu |
| Phone: | 5166863759 |
A Novel Lifestyle Intervention Program to Improve Body Composition and Chronic Disease Bio Markers in Overweight Medical Students: a Randomized Cross-over Trial
This study will be a randomized cross-over design over the course of 2 academic years. 40
subjects -20 overweight women and 20 over weight men will be recruited. Each subject will
have body composition tested, blood lipid profile, and resting metabolic rate done in the
beginning of the first academic year and at the end of the first academic year. The
intervention group will receive activity trackers, diet counseling, and fitness counseling
for one academic year. The second year, all outcome measures (a body scan, blood lipid
profile, and resting metabolic rate) will be performed again at the start of the academic
year 2, except the intervention group will now be the control group and the control group
will now receive the same intervention. All final outcome measures will be performed at the
end of the second year.
subjects -20 overweight women and 20 over weight men will be recruited. Each subject will
have body composition tested, blood lipid profile, and resting metabolic rate done in the
beginning of the first academic year and at the end of the first academic year. The
intervention group will receive activity trackers, diet counseling, and fitness counseling
for one academic year. The second year, all outcome measures (a body scan, blood lipid
profile, and resting metabolic rate) will be performed again at the start of the academic
year 2, except the intervention group will now be the control group and the control group
will now receive the same intervention. All final outcome measures will be performed at the
end of the second year.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female NYITCOM students between the ages of 18-35
- BMI ≥ 25.0
- Body fat % >19% for males; >33% for women (will be determined by body composition
scan)
- Own their own smartphone
Exclusion Criteria:
- People who have used weight loss smartphone applications in the past 6 month
- People who have used an activity tracker in past 6 months
- Anyone who answers yes to one or more questions on the PAR-Q screen
- Any contraindication to having a duel x-ray body scan performed based on the American
College of Radiology's practice guidelines
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