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NCT Number: NCT06428695

Education Session to Improve Program Adherence

To examine is user knowledge of a dietary self-monitoring (DSM) calorie tracking app and improving patient adherence to daily caloric food intake to help with weight loss.

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Key information

Conditions

Weight Management Body Weight Body Weight Changes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Weight Loss

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

About this study

The research question guiding this project is: In adults with a BMI greater than 25 kg/m2, does a 1-hour education session on using a calorie-tracking application improve adherence to a calorie-restricted weight management program over eight weeks? This project aimed to increase patient knowledge with the DSM tool. To Increase adherence to the calorie-restricted diet program and, finally, to increase weight loss in the program participants of the 8-week program

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age and older with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 25 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

  • Younger than18 years of age with a Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 25 kg/m2

Treatment and study plan

one-hour dietary self-monitoring tool education session

Behavioral

access the impact of a one-hour dietary self-monitoring tool education session for participants in a calorie-restricted weight management program on their knowledge of the use of the tool to help them adhere to a calorie-restricted weight management program

Other names: education session

Primary outcomes

  1. Perceived Competence Scale (PCS) Score

    Time frame: Baseline

    The Perceived Competence Scale (PCS) will be the open-access validated tool used for this project. This will be the 4 questions pretest/posttest utilized. A 1-hour education session will provide training on the use of a DSM calorie-tracking app. Following this will be an 8-week in-person weight management program focusing on a daily calorie and carb restriction and protein goal. Each item is scored from 1 to 4, where a score of 1 indicates low perceived competence and a score of 4 reflects high perceived competence. Scores are summed and then averaged for each subscale, resulting in four separate subscale means.

  2. Perceived Competence Scale (PCS) Score

    Time frame: Week 8

    The Perceived Competence Scale (PCS) will be the open-access validated tool used for this project. This will be the 4 questions pretest/posttest utilized. A 1-hour education session will provide training on the use of a DSM calorie-tracking app. Following this will be an 8-week in-person weight management program focusing on a daily calorie and carb restriction and protein goal. Each item is scored from 1 to 4, where a score of 1 indicates low perceived competence and a score of 4 reflects high perceived competence. Scores are summed and then averaged for each subscale, resulting in four separate subscale means.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Implementation of Education on Calorie Tracking Application to Improve Adherence to a Calorie Restricted Weight Management Program

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
May 24, 2024
Registry last updated
Sep 26, 2024

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