A Behavioral Intervention for Reducing Obesity
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- ObesityOverweight
- Registration Number
- NCT00892788
- Lead Sponsor
- UConn Health
- Brief Summary
This study will examine a contingency management (CM) intervention designed to provide incentives for losing weight versus participating in a manual-guided behavioral weight loss intervention alone. Participants in the CM condition will earn the opportunity to win prizes by losing weight and completing activities that contribute to weight loss, such as keeping daily food and physical activity diaries, choosing healthy foods, exercising, and using other weight loss strategies. The investigators will determine if the CM improves weight loss relative to the usual care manual-guided intervention alone.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
Inclusion Criteria
- age between 18 and 65 years
- body mass index in kg/m2 (BMI) between 30.0 and 39.9
- seated blood pressure of 100/60-140/90 mmHg
- ability to speak English and read at the 6th grade level
- willingness to be randomly assigned to one of two groups
Exclusion Criteria
- any serious acute or chronic medical problems that may impact dietary or exercise regimens or impact weight loss
- psychiatric exclusions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method absolute and relative weight loss Weeks 1-12 changes in waist circumference Week 1 and Week 12 proportion of participants achieving clinically significant weight loss (5% or more of baseline weight) Week 1 and Week 12
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method indices of treatment retention Weeks 1-12 changes on measures of diet quality, physical activity, and physiological parameters such as blood pressure, lipoproteins, insulin, and glucose levels Week 1 and Week 12
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Connecticut Health Center
🇺🇸Farmington, Connecticut, United States
University of Connecticut Health Center🇺🇸Farmington, Connecticut, United States