Small Changes a One Year Protocol for Weight Management

A trial comparing Treatment as usual with Motivational Interviewing focussed treatment in the 'Small Changes' programme.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

A quasi-experimental design. With one arm focussed on 'treatment as usual' and the other on Motivational Interviewing. Subjects were not randomly assigned but treated as two separate cohorts one Running October 2011-October 2012 using the Treatment as usual and a separate cohort running from October 2012 to October -2013 using motivational interviewing as the approach for treatment.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Body Mass index equal to or greater than 30 kgm2

Treatment and study plan

Group Motivational Interviewing

Behavioral

Monthly group meetings were held for two hour sessions each month and verifiable (treatment fidelity checked) motivational interviewing employed in helping clients make health behaviour changes.

Primary outcomes

weight

Time frame: 1 year

Bodyweight in Kilograms

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Small Changes

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Study Protocol: Small Changes, a One-year Weight Management Intervention for Adults Who Are Overweight or Obese

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: May 27, 2015
Registry last updated: May 27, 2015

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