SCALE: SMALL CHANGES AND LASTING EFFECTS

Study Status

Open to Enrollment

Study Description

SCALE is a five year study (October 1, 2009 through June 30, 2014) funded by NHLBI that focuses on promoting small changes in eating behavior and increasing physical activity among Black and Latino participants in Harlem and the South Bronx.  The study will examine the possiblity and acceptance of a small changes eating intervention in African American and Latino partipants.  We will test whether positive thinking can protect participants against the negative impact that stress and depression can have on making positive behavior changes such as eating healthy and engaging in physical activiity.

During the current pilot phase, we will test the heatlhy eating intervention with participants engaging in mindful eating and physical activity, with or without a postive affect self affirmation component in each setting.  Our goal during the pilot testing of this intervention is to determine the optimal timing of the introduction of physical activity and behavior contracting and the effectiveness of the positive affect/self affirmation component.  Ultimately the goal of this project is to further enhance the eating behavior intervention.

Sponsor

NIH/NHLBI

Key Eligibility

  • Black or Latino community-dwelling subjects age 21 or odler
  • Have a body mass index of >25 but <50 and are considered to be obese or overweight
  • All participants must be able to participate in physical activity
  • Must be fluent in English or Spanish
Exclusion Criteria:
  • Unable to provide informed consent in English or Spanish for any reason, including cognitave impairment, psychiatric illness, drug or alcohol addiction
  • Pregnant or planning to become pregnant within the year
  • Participating in another weight loss program or trial
  • On medications for obesity
  • History of bulimia
  • History of surgery for obesity
  • Have severe comorbid diseases that can lead to unintential weigh change, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, congestive heart failure
  • Have severe disease or are terminally ill, including stroke, myocardioal infarction, coronary artery disease requiring angioplasty

Principal Investigator

Mary Charlson, MD

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