Clinical trial NCT00998452: Dissemination of a Weight Management Program Among US Veterans
Official title: Dissemination of a Weight Management Program Among US Veterans
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Body Weight
Keywords: Weight
Diet
Physical Activity
Veterans
MOVE! Program
Lead sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2009-10-20
Enrollment: 732
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 21
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: 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.

Detailed description: 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Primary study outcome measures at the participant level will be program participation and effectiveness in achieving weight loss.
timeFrame: At enrollment and 6 months post-enrollment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: 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.
timeFrame: enrollment to 6 months post-enrollment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: West Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: West LA VAMC
state: California
city: West Haven
country: United States
facility: West Haven VAMC
state: Connecticut
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Jesse Brown VAMC
state: Illinois
city: Hines
country: United States
facility: Edward Hines Jr. VAMC
state: Illinois
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Boston VAMC
state: Massachusetts
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: Minneapolis VAMC
state: Minnesota
city: Omaha
country: United States
facility: Omaha VAMC
state: Nebraska
city: Chapel Hill
country: United States
facility: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC-CH
state: North Carolina
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: Audie L. Murphy VAMC
state: Texas
city: Salt Lake City
country: United States
facility: George E. Wahlen VAMC
state: Utah
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: VA Puget Sound HCS
state: Washington
Study officials:
affiliation: UNC Chapel Hill
name: Bryan Weiner, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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