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RecruitingNCT05969639Updated Aug 1, 2023

Improving Dietary Habit and Weight Loss in Young Adults With Overweight and Obesity: The Healthy Eating for Young Adults (HEYA) Study

An interventional study of HEYA in Obesity, sponsored by National University Health System, Singapore. Recruiting at 1 site in Singapore. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 35 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-01.

Sponsored by National University Health System, Singapore · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jul 2024, 2 years 2 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years to 35 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to examining the effectiveness of a psychoeducational program (Healthy Eating in Young Adults; HEYA) on improving the dietary habits and body composition (e.g. weight and percentage fat mass) in young adults in Singapore.

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Conditions studied

  • Obesity
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In context

Obesity

6,296 studies on the registry are indexed under Obesity; 1,692 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 150 is above the median of 78 across 4,878 interventional studies indexed under Obesity.

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Lead sponsor

National University Health System, Singapore is the lead sponsor of 40 studies on the registry; 12 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years to 35 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. have a body mass index (BMI) ≥23kg/m2; and
  2. are between the ages of 21 and 35 years old; and
  3. can understand and read the English language; and
  4. use a smartphone that can download apps; and
  5. willing to travel to the National University Singapore.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant or lactating; and
  2. Participating in a structured weight loss program; and
  3. Planning or receiving pharmacotherapy or bariatric surgery within the next 6 months; and
  4. Has existing diagnosed mental disorder besides eating disorders.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
150 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Intervention

    The HEYA program is a 12-week app-delivered psychoeducational program that comprises of nutrition education, skills training on self-regulation, and weekly feedback.

    Behavioral: HEYA

  • No intervention
    Control

Interventions

  • BehavioralHEYA

    The HEYA program is a 12-week app-delivered psychoeducational program that comprises of nutrition education, skills training on self-regulation, and weekly feedback.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. weight

    Time frame: 0,12,24

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • National University of Singapore
    Singapore, 117597, Singapore
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 1, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05969639
Lead sponsor
National University Health System, Singapore
Responsible party
Jocelyn Chew (Research Fellow, National University Health System, Singapore) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 1, 2023
Start date
Jul 25, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jul 30, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 30, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 1, 2023

Study contacts

Jocelyn Chew
Contact
jocelyn.chew.hs@nus.edu.sg
+6565168687

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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