Individual Stress and Weight Loss
Conditions
Keywords
stress, weight loss, EMA, weight gain, cortisol, surveys
Brief summary
Examine the association between variability in individual stress and related concepts with weight loss, physical activity, and sleep across a behavioral weight loss program
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Kansas Medical Center
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Enrolled in a community-based weight loss program centered in a metropolitan area of a Midwest state. Based on this criteria, we will anticipate participants are greater than 18 years of age, and have obesity. * Must own a smart phone and be willing to download the mobile application to receive text messages
Exclusion criteria
* Report a current medical condition or treatment for a medical condition that could affect body weight. * Current psychological condition (including clinically diagnosed depression) that is untreated, hospitalization for a psychological condition within the past 12 months, or not being on a stable dose of treatment for at least 6 months. * Is not fluent in writing or speaking the English language. * Mobility limitations so they are unable to perform physical activity. * Family member currently enrolled in the study or has a family member that previously participated in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weight (kg) | 0 Weeks, 6 Weeks, 12 Weeks, and 26 Weeks | Weight will be measured using a digital scale in kg to the nearest 0.1 kg. |
| Physical Activity | 0 Weeks, 6 Weeks, 12 Weeks, and 26 Weeks | Physical activity will be device-measured using an ActiGraph accelerometer. Participants will wear the accelerometer on their wrist for 14 consecutive days. Accelerometer will only be removed for water-based activities. |
| Sleep | 0 Weeks, 6 Weeks, 12 Weeks, and 26 Weeks | Sleep will be device-measured using an ActiGraph accelerometer. Participants will wear the accelerometer on their wrist for 14 consecutive nights. |
| Stress-related Concepts (EMA) | 0 Weeks, 6 Weeks, 12 Weeks, and 26 Weeks | Stress-related concepts are measured by surveys of daily coping ability, stress, and affect assessed by Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA). For daily coping, participants will be asked about their ability to cope with stress, on a scale from 0-10 with 10 indicating completely able to cope. For stress participants will be asked about their current stress level, on a scale from 0-10 with 10 indicating the highest stress. Affect will be assessed through 5 questions related to their current feeling of happiness, frustration, stress, anger, sadness, and calm/relaxed. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cortisol (mg/mL) | 0 Weeks, 6 Weeks, 12 Weeks, and 26 Weeks | Collected via salivary collection methods |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed