Weight loss maintenance intervention for obese adults after clinically significant weight loss

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England; Subtopic: Not Assigned; Disease: All Diseases; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Obesity

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14657176
• Lead Sponsor: Public Health England (PHE) (UK)

Brief Summary

1. 2015 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26395774 2. 2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31063507 (added 08/05/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03-20
• Study Completion: 2015-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 288

Inclusion Criteria

1. Providing written informed consent for study participation prior to any study specific procedures
2. Aged 18 years or older (no upper limit)
3. Initial Body Mass Index (prior to weight loss) of 30 or higher (28 or higher for individuals of South Asian descent, i.e. with both parents of Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin or a combination thereof)
4. Written verification of at least 5% of weight lost in the last 12 months by a physician, weight loss counsellor or friend
5. Access to a mobile feature phone or smart phone with internet access to receive reminder messages regarding weight recordings, feedback and intervention assessments
6. Ability to use a standing scale for weight measurements
7. Target Gender: Male & Female ; Lower Age Limit 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Previous participation in pilots of this study
2. Inability to give informed consent
3. Individuals who have lost weight due to illness or surgical procedures, including bariatric procedures
4. Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next year
5. Mothers who are breastfeeding
6. Current involvement in other intervention studies
7. Inability to understand written material or telephone conversations in English
8. Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or purging disorder, or screen positive for symptoms of any of these disorders eating at baseline
9. Diagnosis of any condition which may interfere with increasing mild to moderate physical activities such as walking. Baseline weight of over 175 kg (due to the measurement range of the scales)
10. Inability to use mobile phone technology
11. Travel; i.e. moving out of the area, long-term travel abroad or out of the area

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight change (in kg) from baseline at 12 months post randomisation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measures will be taken at baseline (in addition to service use, socioeconomic and demographic variables