Web Based Follow up Intervention in Obesity Treatment for Women

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity

• Registration Number: NCT01675687
• Lead Sponsor: FEM Süd

Brief Summary

This study is designed to verify that web based follow up intervention after a classic multidisciplinary face-to-face obesity treatment will reinforced nutrition and exercise self-efficacy, improve drop out rate and advance sustainability after weight loss of obese women.

Research Questions and Hypotheses

* How does a web based follow up intervention change self-efficacy of women participating in an obesity intervention?

* How does a web based follow up intervention affect the drop out rate of women participating in an obesity intervention?

* How does a web based follow up intervention influence sustainability of women participating in an obesity intervention?

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-08-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-08-29
• Study First Posted: 2012-08-30
• Primary Completion: 2014-09
• Study Completion: 2014-09
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

• Women
• Age 18-80
• BMI 30-40
• Internet access
• Motivation and psychological stability to stay in a long term obesity intervention
• No medical conditions prohibiting moderate physical exercise

Exclusion Criteria

• Men
• Age under 18 years
• BMI under 30 and above 40
• No Internet access
• No motivation and psychological stability to stay in a long term obesity intervention
• Medical conditions prohibiting moderate physical exercise

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in nutrition- and exercise self-efficacy	Primary outcome measure is assessed at the beginning of the follow up support (baseline) and after 6 months (at completion of the follow up intervention by Internet or printed manual)	Changes in nutrition- and exercise self-efficacy will be measured by scores in questionnaires for nutrition- and exercise self-efficacy (Sportbezogene Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung - Fuchs \& Schwarzer, 1994 and Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire - Clark et al. 1991). A change of more than one standard deviation will be considered significant.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dropout rate	Secondary outcome measure is assessed at the beginning of the follow up support (baseline) and after 6 months (at completion of the follow up intervention by Internet or printed manual)	The Dropout rate will be compared by the number of women available for the last meeting at the end of the follw up intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

FEM Süd; 🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria