Interventions for Sustainable Weight Loss in Military Families
Abstract
We have implemented our alternative plans to expand our recruiting pool by incorporating additional military bases as well as allowing dependents of retired active duty military personnel members to join the study. On May 19th, 2015 the first group of participants completed baseline testing at Hanscom Air Force Base. The first group of participants from Fort Drum were enrolled and completed baseline on July 27th, 2015. Since the submission of the previous annual report, submitted May 14th 2015, 150 participants have been enrolled in the study. On September 30th, 2015 the study received IRB approval to move the delivery method of the intervention to an online group counseling system, opposed to the direct in-person delivery onsite at the military bases. This has allowed for a more efficient delivery of the intervention arms in terms of logistics, travel costs, and group attendance. We currently have enrolled participants divided into 5 groups participating in the online group counseling programs. Our alternative plans have yielded an increase in recruitment and we will continue to look to increase the recruiting pool by expanding to additional military bases.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1011308
Entities
People
- Susan B. Roberts
Organizations
- Tufts University