Using a State-wide Initiative to Disseminate Effective Behavioral Weight Loss Strategies: Study 5
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Registration Number
- NCT02163252
- Lead Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether providing additional intervention support to individuals with lower than expected weight loss within the initial stages of an internet-based behavioral weight loss program improves weight loss outcomes at Week 12, compared to the internet program alone.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 110
- age 18-70 years
- BMI >=25 kg/m2
- No health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe
- English speaking
- Access to computer/internet
- report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire 62 (PAR-Q; items 1-4).
- Individuals endorsing joint problems, prescription medication use or other medical conditions that could limit exercise will be required to obtain written consent to participate from a health care provider
- are currently pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next 12 months
- are planning to move outside of the state within the next 4 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in weight 12-week
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method frequency of self-monitoring 12 weeks A secondary aim is to examine whether the provision of additional intervention support improves the frequency of self-monitoring as measured by the number of days that an individual logged their calorie information on the study website.
exercise minutes 12 weeks A secondary aim is to examine whether the provision of additional intervention support improves the number of exercise minutes reported each week, as logged by the individual on the study website.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States
The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States