State-wide Health Approach to Increase Reach and Effectiveness: Study 1
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Shape Up Rhode Island + Online Weight Loss Program + Group sessionsBehavioral: Shape Up Rhode Island + Online Weight Loss ProgramBehavioral: Shape Up Rhode Island + Online Resources
- Registration Number
- NCT01264393
- Lead Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
- Brief Summary
Behavioral weight loss programs can successfully reduce body weight, but these programs are available to limited numbers of overweight and obese individuals. This project evaluates a unique weight loss approach that combines a self-sustaining weight loss campaign (for outreach) with training in behavioral weight loss strategies and strategies to increase accountability (to improve weight loss success). This innovative combination has the potential to be a cost-effective model for disseminating weight control interventions.
- Detailed Description
Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment arms: Shape Up Rhode Island (SURI; a community-based weight loss campaign), SURI plus an Internet-based behavioral weight loss program (SURI + IBWL), or SURI + IBWL + optional group sessions (SURI + IBWL + Group). Primary outcome is weight loss at 12-weeks.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 500
- age 18-70 years
- Body Mass Index >25 kg/m2
- Both genders will be recruited; it is estimated that 70% of participants will be women.
- All ethnic groups will be recruited, with a goal of recruiting 33% minorities (see below for specific recruitment plans)
- No health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe
- English speaking
Exclusion criteria:
- report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (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 physician consent to participate.
- are currently pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next 12 months
- are planning to move outside of the state within the next 12 months
- have previously participated in the Shape Up Rhode Island 2008 pilot study
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Shape Up Rhode Island + Online weight loss program + groups Shape Up Rhode Island + Online Weight Loss Program + Group sessions Participants assigned to this arm will receive the standard Shape Up Rhode Island statewide intervention, an internet-based weight loss program, and the option of attending face-to-face group sessions Shape Up Rhode Island + Online Weight Loss Program Shape Up Rhode Island + Online Weight Loss Program Participants assigned to this arm will receive the standard Shape Up Rhode Island statewide intervention in addition to an internet-based weight loss program Shape Up Rhode Island + Internet Resources Shape Up Rhode Island + Online Resources Participants in this arm will receive the Standard Shape Up Rhode Island statewide intervention plus access to internet resources
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight change from the 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 6-month follow-up assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram. 0 to 6 months Weight change from the initial assessment to the 12-month follow-up assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram. 0 to 12-months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States