Weight Management in Mothers and Adult Daughters

University of California, San Diego54 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to develop, implement, and evaluate a behavioral weight management intervention with a communication training component for Mexican-American women. The study has three specific aims. Aim 1: Develop a behavioral weight loss intervention that modifies evidence-based behavioral weight loss treatment using results from formative data collected from Mexican-American mother-daughter dyads. The adapted intervention will focus on improving dyadic communication and collaboration for providing reciprocal support for healthy eating and physical activity behaviors. Aim 2: Implement and evaluate a pilot weight management program adapted for mother-daughter dyads. Dyads will be randomly assigned to partner-based treatment with or without communication skills training. Aim 3: Evaluate associations between changes in weight, weight-related behaviors, and psychosocial variables with changes in measures assessing interpersonal communication.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Overweight or Obese

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Female * Body mass index of 25-50 kg/m2 * Mexican or Mexican-American Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or plans to become pregnant in the next year * 5% weight loss in the last 3 months * History of bariatric surgery * Serious medical condition or psychological disorder

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Weight change

Change in weight from baseline to post-intervention (16 weeks).

Time frame: 16 weeks