Remote Delivery of Weight Management by Phone and Social Media
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Group Phone CallsBehavioral: Social Media
- Registration Number
- NCT02496871
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare two different weight management delivery methods, social media versus a traditional care model.
- Detailed Description
Obesity is a major public health issue as 68% of the US population is either overweight or obese. Weight loss and weight loss maintenance is difficult. Traditionally, successful weight loss programs are weekly behaviorally-based clinics which utilize a combination of calorie restriction and physical activity. Traditional "face to face" weekly meetings may not be feasible for everyone.
An alternative to provide weight loss and weight maintenance created by KUMC researchers uses weekly group phone conference calls. While this method produced equal weight loss with fewer burdens to participants when compared to the traditional "face to face" format, weight regain during maintenance was still high.
This study will investigate a new delivery method (social media platform "Facebook") compared to the group phone conference calls. In the social media platform participants will be able to socialize with other participants in their group by commenting on posts from other participants or posting messages themselves. Social media delivered programs have potential to be a more a cost-effective approach to reach a large group of individuals.
Participants who are eligible and decided to be in this study will take part in study related activities for 6 months.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
- Body mass index (BMI) of 30 to 45 kg/m^2
- Have access to a computer, smart phone, or tablet
- Give informed consent to participate
- Unable to participate in moderate intensity PA (i.e., walking)
- Participation in a weight loss or physical activity program in the previous 6 mos.
- Greater than 3, 30-min bouts of planned exercise/week
- Not weight stable (±4.6 kg) for 3 mos. prior to intake
- Unwilling to be randomized to 1 of the 2 study groups
- Report being pregnant during the previous 6 mos., currently lactating, or planned pregnancy in the following 6 mos.
- Serious medical risk such as cancer, recent cardiac event (i.e. heart attack, stroke, angioplasty) as determined by the individual's PCP via the clearance to participate in the investigation
- Current use of antipsychotics or untreated depression
- Adherence to specialized diet regimens, i.e., multiple food allergies, vegetarian, macrobiotic
- Binge eating disorder as assessed by the Binge Eating Scale
- Living in the same household as another study participant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description KWMP-GP Group Phone Calls Weekly group phone calls for 6 months. Group phone calls will last about 45 minutes each. Phone calls will include groups of 12-18 participants. KWMP-SM Social Media Participants interact through a private Facebook group. New activities for participants to complete each week for 6 months.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in weight Change from Baseline to Month 6
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical activity - steps Month 6 Measured using pedometer to report steps per day on a weekly basis
Physical activity - total minutes Month 6 Average of total minutes per week of physical activity
Physical activity - ActiGraph Activity Level (Count/Minute; CPM) 7 days Average ActiGraph counts/minute over 7-day period. Activity level based on cut points used in NHANES as described by Troiano. Cut points used will be Sedentary: 0 - 99 CPM; Light: 100 - 2019 CPM; Moderate: 2020 - 5998 CPM; Vigorous: 5999 - ∞ CPM.
Change in BMI Change from Baseline to Month 6 Dietary assessment - self-reported log Month 6 Participants will complete dietary intake log, including 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day, using MyFitnessPal application prior to baseline and month 6 visits.
Quality of Life Assessment (SF-36) Change from Baseline to Month 6 Measured using the Short Form 36 (SF-12) Health Survey.
Quality of Life - Weight Related Change from Baseline to Month 6 Measured using the SHIELD-WQ-9 Questionnaire
Feasibility of Interventions - adherence to protocol procedures Month 6 Participants adherence to diet, physical activity and attendance/participation in weight loss sessions.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Kansas Medical Center
🇺🇸Kansas City, Kansas, United States