Researching Engagement With Educational Lifestyle Content

University of South Carolina62 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this study is to examine how different types of health messages affect people's self efficacy for healthy eating and diet quality. Eligible adult participants with overweight/obesity will be randomized into one of two groups: the intervention group, which will engage with audio-visual messages per week for four weeks, or the control group, which will not engage with any audio-visual messages but will receive written educational materials about healthy eating per week for four weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Diet Quality

Interventions

Nutrition EducationBEHAVIORAL

This intervention uses curated audio-visual messages through videos and films to engage participants in learning about healthy eating behaviors, followed by structured, brief discussions designed to reflect on the content and relate it to personal dietary habits. The intervention leverages narrative-based media to increase self-efficacy for healthy eating.

control groupOTHER

Educational materials about food and healthy in the form of handouts will be provided to participants to review.

Eligibility

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

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18-65 years * BMI of ≥25 kg/m² * Have no dietary restrictions * Have access to the internet * Have a Netflix subscription * Have availability to engage in group discussions Exclusion Criteria: * Currently following a vegan or vegetarian diet * Have a diagnosis of an eating disorder * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Have recent participation in a weight loss or nutrition intervention (within the past 6 months) * Have any medical condition requiring a medically prescribed diet

Locations (1)

Online.

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Diet quality

Rapid Eating Assessment for Participants - Short form survey. Total scores range from 13 to 39. Higher scores indicate better diet quality.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Self-efficacy

Healthy Eating and Weight Self-Efficacy scale. Total scores range from 11 to 55. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy for healthy eating and weight control behaviors.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Self-efficacy

Fruit and Vegetable Intake Self Efficacy scale. Score range is 1 to 7 (per item); mean scores calculated across 22 items. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy in consuming fruits or vegetables.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Intentions

Intentions to eat healthy scale. Each item is rated on a 7-point bipolar scale, with response options ranging from -3 to +3, where higher scores indicate stronger intentions to adopt a healthy diet.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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