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ArticleClinical trials (London, England)2016

Recruiting and retaining young adults in a weight gain prevention trial: Lessons learned from the CHOICES study.

Stacey G Moe, Leslie A Lytle, Marilyn S Nanney, Jennifer A Linde, Melissa N Laska

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Article in Clinical trials (London, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Weight-Gain Reduction Among 2-Year College Students: The CHOICES RCT.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017
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  13. Weight and weight-related behaviors among 2-year college students.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Stacey G MoeDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA moe@umn.edu.
Leslie A LytleDepartment of Health Behavior, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Marilyn S NanneyDepartment of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Jennifer A LindeDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Melissa N LaskaDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Funding

Evaluating Innovative Weight Reduction Strategies for College StudentsU01HL096767 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI LASKA, MELISSA N. · 2009 to 2013
$4.0M
College Student Weight Gain: Identifying Opportunities for Cancer PreventionK07CA126837 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI LASKA, MELISSA N. · 2008 to 2012
$747k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA126837NCI NIH HHS K07CA126837NHLBI NIH HHS 1 U01 HL096767-01NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL096767
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsYoung adults are at risk of weight gain, but little is known about designing effective weight control trials for young adults or how to recruit and retain participants in these programs. The Choosing Healthy Options in College Environments and Settings (CHOICES) study evaluated the effectiveness of a weight gain prevention intervention for 2-year college students. We describe the methods used to recruit and retain the colleges and their students, describe the sample and discuss recommendations for future studies.

methodsStudents were recruited into a 24-month trial of a weight control intervention with assessment periods at baseline, 4-, 12- and 24-month follow-up.

resultsWe successfully recruited 441 students through partnerships with three 2-year colleges through a variety of campus-based methods. Ultimately, 83.4% of the randomized cohort participated in the 24-month assessment period. Those retained more often were White (p = 0.03) compared to those who dropped out or were lost to follow-up; no other socio-demographic factor (e.g. gender, ethnicity and education), body mass index, body fat, waist circumference or weight status was observed to differ between randomly assigned groups.

conclusionTwo-year colleges and their students are interested in participating in weight-related trials and partnering with universities for research. Researchers must work closely with administrators to identify benefits to their institutions and to resolve student-level barriers to recruitment and retention. Our experiences from the Choosing Healthy Options in College Environments and Settings study should be useful in identifying effective recruitment and retention methods for weight gain prevention trials among young adults.

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Lost to Follow-UpPatient SelectionStudentsWeight GainAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicUniversitiesYoung Adultrecruitment and retentionweight gain prevention trialsYoung adults

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