None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Mindless eating or habitual eating has been described as the most plausible factor to explain why we struggle to keep our excess weight off. Once we form a habit, it can be difficult to act in non-habitual ways despite our best intentions. Therefore the primary purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of 2 weight management interventions which focus on habitual behaviour and assess whether we can maintain weight loss for at least 12 months if habits are altered.
Interventions
Intervention 1: '10 Top Tips' aims to increase habitual performance of healthy lifestyle behaviours such as 'Keep a food diary', 'Switch to low fat food', 'Practice portion control' etc. The tips are provided to the participants in the form of a single pamphlet which is provided at baseline. A tracking diary is also provided for record keeping. The intervention period is 12 weeks.
Intervention 2: 'Do Something Different' aims to break daily habits and increase behavioural flexibility by assigni
Intervention 1: '10 Top Tips' aims to increase habitual performance of healthy lifestyle behaviours such as 'Keep a food diary', 'Switch to low fat food', 'Practice portion control' etc. The tips are provided to the participants in the form of a single pamphlet which is provided at baseline. A tracking diary is also provided for record keeping. The intervention period is 12 weeks. Intervention 2: 'Do Something Different' aims to break daily habits and increase behavioural flexibility by assigning participants a different task to perform each day. Examples of these tasks include: 'Take a different route to work', 'Write a short story', 'Wear something you've never worn before' etc. These tasks are emailed or text messaged to the participants depending on their preference. Adherence is not monitored. The intervention period is 9 weeks. No intervention group will receive both interventions. Both interventions explained above will be administered by the principle researcher of this study who is a qualified dietitian.
Sponsors
Gina Cleo
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Obese or overweight by BMI classification (equal or greater than 25.0kg/m2) Able to consent for themselves Able to speak English Live on the Gold Coast, QLD Able to access their email and/or phone every day Able to exercise
Exclusion criteria
Participating in other weight management programs or taking any medications which affect appetite, metabolism or weight Pregnant Unable to provide consent due to mental incapacity Significantly ill 220kg or over
Outcome results
None listed