N/A
N=28
Engaging Men From Blue-collar Industries in Weight Loss
Obesity
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05386238 ↗Enrolled (actual)
28
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Participant Satisfaction With the Intervention — 2; 1; 0; 0 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Standard behavioral weight loss program (Behavioral); Tailored behavioral weight loss program (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Male
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
- Primary completion
- Nov 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Participant Satisfaction With the Intervention |
2; 1; 0; 0; 3; 2 | — |
| PRIMARY Recruitment Response |
3; 1; 3; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Retention Rates for Each Intervention Group |
11; 11 | — |
| SECONDARY Recruitment Reach |
34; 14; 17; 9 | — |
Summary
Objectives*: Primary Objective: Aim 1: Examine the acceptability of tailored behavioral weight loss program and a standard program in men working in blue-collar occupations.
Aim 2: Compare recruitment approaches that vary on trust-based messaging to recruit men with overweight/obesity who work in blue-collar occupations.
Secondary Objectives: Determine the feasibility of retaining participants to a randomized trial over six months.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18 years and older
- Male
- Body mass index (BMI) > 25 kg/m2
- Employed >20 hours per week in an occupation classified as blue collar
- Ability to communicate in English
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
- History of bariatric surgery
- Diabetes managed with insulin
- Diagnosis of a serious mental illness
- Conditions contraindicated to exercise independently (determined using four questions of Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire)
- Report of potentially hazardous alcohol use (ASSIST >27)
- Weight loss in the prior six months of 10 pounds or greater
- Body mass index ≥60 kg/m2, due to increased injury risk with exercise
- Diagnosis of an eating disorder
- Any major medical condition that could increase risk for injury or other contradictions for treatment, or high likelihood of attrition, as determined by the study team
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05386238). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.