Impact of Volunteer Peer-Led Intervention for Weight Control in Primary Care

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

80

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 28, 2013

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2013

Conditions
Weight Loss
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Weight loss Groups

The intervention will consist of 12 weekly one-hour weight loss sessions led by successful volunteer peers. Participants are provided with a modified version of the Diabetes Prevention Program manual and are mentored by peer leaders at weight loss sessions.

Trial Locations (1)

17033

Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

lead

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

OTHER

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