RECRUITING

Researching Engagement With Educational Lifestyle Content

Description

The goal of this study is to examine how different types of health messages affect people's self efficacy for healthy eating and diet quality. Eligible adult participants with overweight/obesity will be randomized into one of two groups: the intervention group, which will engage with audio-visual messages per week for four weeks, or the control group, which will not engage with any audio-visual messages but will receive written educational materials about healthy eating per week for four weeks.

Conditions

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this study is to examine how different types of health messages affect people's self efficacy for healthy eating and diet quality. Eligible adult participants with overweight/obesity will be randomized into one of two groups: the intervention group, which will engage with audio-visual messages per week for four weeks, or the control group, which will not engage with any audio-visual messages but will receive written educational materials about healthy eating per week for four weeks.

REEL DIETS: Researching Engagement With Educational Lifestyle Content: a Diet-based Intervention for Eating and Self-efficacy

Researching Engagement With Educational Lifestyle Content

Condition
Diet Quality
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Columbia

Online., Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29208

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adults aged 18-65 years
  • * BMI of ≥25 kg/m²
  • * Have no dietary restrictions
  • * Have access to the internet
  • * Have a Netflix subscription
  • * Have availability to engage in group discussions
  • * Currently following a vegan or vegetarian diet
  • * Have a diagnosis of an eating disorder
  • * Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • * Have recent participation in a weight loss or nutrition intervention (within the past 6 months)
  • * Have any medical condition requiring a medically prescribed diet

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of South Carolina,

Study Record Dates

2025-12-05