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The specific aim of the proposed project is to test two separate self-regulation interventions to prevent weight gain in young adults, one based on making sustained small changes in behavior to prevent weight gain and the other on making periodic larger behavior changes resulting in weight loss.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 | Experimental | One arm is a large changes group in which participants will be asked to make periodic large changes in their eating and activity, aimed at producing initial weight loss, in order to prevent weight gain over time. |
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| 2 | Experimental | The second arm is a small changes group in which participants will be asked to make small changes to their eating and activity and maintain these changes forever in order to prevent weight gain. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| large changes in eating and activity | Behavioral | Behavioral self-regulation interventions to prevent weight gain in young adults. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| weight change | 8 weeks and 16 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| frequency of weighing, adherence to intervention, diet, activity | 8 weeks and 16 weeks |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Rena R Wing, Ph.D. | The Miriam Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Miriam Hospital | Providence | Rhode Island | 02903 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015430 | Weight Gain |
| D050177 | Overweight |
| D000068356 | Self-Control |
| ID | Term |
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| D001836 | Body Weight Changes |
| D001835 | Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D004435 | Eating |
| D015444 | Exercise |
| ID | Term |
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| D009747 | Nutritional Physiological Phenomena |
| D000066888 | Diet, Food, and Nutrition |
| D010829 | Physiological Phenomena |
| D004068 | Digestive System Physiological Phenomena |
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| small changes in eating and activity | Behavioral | Behavioral self-regulation interventions to prevent weight gain in young adults. |
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| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D012919 | Social Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D055688 | Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |