SHARE Study 4: Financial Incentives for Weight Loss

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Online weight loss + incentives for behavior 3 months; Behavioral: Online weight loss + Incentives for weight loss 12 months; Behavioral: Online weight loss + Incentives for behavior 12 months; Behavioral: Online weight loss + incentives for weight loss at month 3

• Registration Number: NCT02008474
• Lead Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine different types of monetary incentive paradigms for weight loss.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-12-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-06
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-11
• Study Start: 2014-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2016-06
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-29
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• BMI >=25kg/m2
• English speaking
• Age 18-70

Exclusion Criteria

• Health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe
• Current pregnancy or plan to become pregnant int he next 12 months
• Planned relocation
• Current participation in weight loss research study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Online weight loss + Incentives for behavior 3 months	Online weight loss + incentives for behavior 3 months	-
Online weight loss + Incentives for weight loss 12 months	Online weight loss + Incentives for weight loss 12 months	-
Online weight loss + Incentives for behavior 12 months	Online weight loss + Incentives for behavior 12 months	-
Online weight loss + Incentives for weight loss 3 months	Online weight loss + incentives for weight loss at month 3	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
weight change from initial assessment to the 3-month follow-up assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram	0 to 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
weight change from the initial assessment to the 12 month assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram	0 to 12 months
Weight change from the 3 month assessment to the 12 month assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram	3 to 12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center; 🇺🇸 Providence, Rhode Island, United States