NCT03382782.

Study name	Peer Navigators to Address Obesity‐Related Concerns for African Americans With Serious Mental Illness
Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	Obese with a history of mental illness
Interventions	"The behavioral weight loss intervention (BWLI) consists of an 8‐month intervention phase followed by a 4‐month maintenance phase. The initial intervention phase comprises four types of contact: (1) one‐hour to one and a half hour group weight management class led by facilitator (once per week); (2) 45‐minute physical activity class led by facilitator (1‐2 per week); (3) 20‐minute, individual visit with facilitator (once per month); (4) weigh‐in (once each week). Persons are randomly assigned to peer navigators to begin simultaneously with BWLI and run concurrently across the eight months of the intervention. PNs may work with participants to partner on BWLI homework, meet with participant and BWLI facilitator individually, attend healthcare appointments, and partner on tasks that arise out of those appointments"
Outcomes	Primary outcomes: Change in weight (time frame: 0, 6, 12, and 18 months) Change in waist circumference (time frame: 0, 6, 12, and 18 months)
Starting date	December 2017
Contact information	Patrick Corrigan, Distinguished Professor of Psychology Illinois Institute of Technology
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