FAMily-centered WEight Loss for Black Adults (FAM WEL B-ing)

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the best combination of family components that yields optimal weight loss among Black adults. The main question it aims to answer is: What combination of four family components in combination with a standard behavioral weight loss program yields optimal weight loss among Black adults? Researchers will compare different combinations of family skills components (communication content, cohesion content, number of sessions, and mode of delivery) to see the best weight loss. Participants will: * Participate in a 6-month behavioral weight loss intervention * Attend core weight loss in-person group sessions, and dyad based family sessions * Keep track of weight, dietary intake and physical activity

Conditions

Obesity and Overweight, Diabetes Mellitus, Weight Loss, Behavior Change

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Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the best combination of family components that yields optimal weight loss among Black adults. The main question it aims to answer is: What combination of four family components in combination with a standard behavioral weight loss program yields optimal weight loss among Black adults? Researchers will compare different combinations of family skills components (communication content, cohesion content, number of sessions, and mode of delivery) to see the best weight loss. Participants will: * Participate in a 6-month behavioral weight loss intervention * Attend core weight loss in-person group sessions, and dyad based family sessions * Keep track of weight, dietary intake and physical activity

FAMily-centered WEight Loss for Black Adults (FAM WEL B-ing): Optimization and Evaluation Using Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) and Social Network Analysis (SNA)

FAMily-centered WEight Loss for Black Adults (FAM WEL B-ing)

Condition
Obesity and Overweight
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599

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

  • * self-identified as Black or African American (Index participant)
  • * BMI equal to greater than 30 kg/m\^2 (Index); BMI equal to greater than 27.5 kg/m\^2 (family partner)
  • * have a partner/family member willing to enroll in the study and must share a mutual goal of achieving weight loss
  • * English speaking
  • * ages 18-75
  • * any gender
  • * have access to and be able to use a smartphone, tablet, or computer that has web-access (this is required for data collection and some program components being tested)
  • * participation in an intensive weight loss program (more than 12 visits) in the prior 6 months
  • * type 1 diabetes
  • * significant psychiatric illness, defined as depression or other major psychiatric illness not considered reasonably managed by counseling, medication, or both
  • * prior bariatric surgery or considering bariatric surgery in the next 6 months using or - - planning to start medications intentionally for weight loss
  • * pregnancy/breastfeeding or intended pregnancy in the next 6 months
  • * alcohol or substance abuse, defined as alcohol or substance use that interferes with work activities and/or has had a major negative impact on family/social function, the latter defined as more than 2 episodes per month.
  • * malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer, unless considered cured \> 5 years ago. Exceptions include 1) men with localized prostate cancer (treated with usual modalities or managed with "active surveillance"), and 2) postmenopausal women receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy (e.g., aromatase inhibitor) for non-metastatic, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
  • * self-report of advanced kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 30 mL/min)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,

Carmen Samuel-Hodge, PhD, MS, RD, LDN, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Record Dates

2028-07