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NCT Number: NCT02169947

Weight Loss and Maintenance for Rural, African American Communities of Faith (The WORD)

The WORD (Wholeness, Oneness, Righteousness, Deliverance) is a faith-based weight loss study in rural, African American adults of faith. The study will see whether a weight loss + maintenance intervention will cause participants to maintain their weight better than a weight loss only intervention.

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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

Primary location

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • African American
  • Aged 18 and older
  • Have a BMI ) > 25 kg/m²
  • Associated with a participating church through membership or participation in a church activity
  • Free of medical problems that might contraindicated participation in a behavioral weight reduction program containing an exercise component
  • Individuals taking sulfonylureas who have a letter from their doctor supporting their participation in the study will be considered eligible

Exclusion criteria

  • Not had a heart attack or stroke in the past 6 months
  • Not currently on medication that might affect weight loss or require medical monitoring (i.e. insulin)
  • Not pregnant, not pregnant in the previous six months, or lactating
  • Not enrolled in another weight reduction program
  • Agree to complete the program assigned to them
  • Never had weight loss surgery
  • Not have lost more than 10% body weight in the previous 6 months
  • Not have a clinically significant medical condition likely to impact weight or any condition that makes it unlikely the participant would be available to follow the protocol for 18 months

Treatment and study plan

Weight loss core

Behavioral

The weight loss core is a culturally adapted version of the Diabetes Prevention Program core 16 week session program.

Weight loss core plus maintenance

Behavioral

The intervention is a culturally adapted version of the Diabetes Prevention Program core 16 sessions plus 12 maintenance sessions.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in weight from 6 months to 18 months

    Time frame: Change from 6 months to 18 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Arkansas

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Registry information

Acronym: WORD

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jun 23, 2014
Registry last updated
Mar 29, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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