Dissemination of a Weight Management Program Among US Veterans

This study is being conducted with the Veterans Affairs National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (VANCP), which is overseeing the current dissemination of MOVE! (Managing Overweight/Obesity for Veterans Everywhere), a national weight management program for veterans. It will be based at 10 local sites in the national network of VA medical settings and community-based outpatient clinics and will compare two different models for disseminating and implementing MOVE! using a randomized experimental design. One study arm will implement the MOVE* VETS! (Volunteer Education and Tailored Self-management and support) model that includes tailored newsletters and peer counseling MI calls and activities, and the other will receive the standard MOVE! program.

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Key information

Conditions

Body Weight Behavior Motor Activity Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

West LA VAMC, West Los Angeles, California, United States

About this study

The purpose of this research is to study the dissemination and implementation of MOVE!. MOVE! is a national weight management program for veterans that has moved form pilot to full dissemination. Overweight and obesity are rapidly rising in the United States and interventions to combat this epidemic are desperately needed. Within the VA population, approximately 70% of veterans are overweight and or obese. Participants will be male and female Veterans, aged 21 and over receiving health services at one of the 10 study sites, who qualify for the MOVE! program. We are recruiting a minimum of 800 -1000 Veterans to complete a baseline survey at the 10 VA sites participating in the study. Participants at the 10 VA sites are recruited during a primary care visit by primary care provider, they will not be chosen based on the presence or absence of any disease, thus health status will vary. The primary outcome measures will be participation after enrollment into MOVE! and participant weight loss.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Receiving primary care at the one of the 10 selected VA centers
BMI 25 or over
21 years old, no upper age limit
Pregnant women may participate in the study with the approval of the VA medical staff

Exclusion criteria

Not a patient at one of the 10 VA sites
BMI less than 25
Under 21 years of age
Pregnant without medical approval to participate

Treatment and study plan

MOVE*VETS

Behavioral

Receiving 4 tailored newsletters on the study health behavior topics created from the baseline survey. Also 2-4 counseling calls from peer counselors.

Primary outcomes

Primary study outcome measures at the participant level will be program participation and effectiveness in achieving weight loss.

Time frame: At enrollment and 6 months post-enrollment

Secondary outcomes

Secondary outcome measures include improved self-management behaviors (diet and physical activity),psychosocial factors, awareness and utilization of program components/activities, and perceptions of the program/organization.

Time frame: enrollment to 6 months post-enrollment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Oct 20, 2009
Registry last updated: Apr 25, 2017

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