The Use of the Internet to Facilitate Weight Loss and Maintenance.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)1 site in 1 countrySeptember 2000

ConditionsObesity

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Obesity
Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Locations: 1
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 16 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This project is assessing the effectiveness of using the Internet as a tool to facilitate the maintenance of weight lost in a behavioral weight control program. Participants attend a standard behavioral weight control intervention via Interactive Television and after 6 months are randomly assigned to one of three groups; a control group, an in-person weight maintenance group and a maintenance group that meets over the Internet. This research project is being conducted in Vermont.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 2000

End Date

April 2001

Last Updated

16 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

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