Ripple Effect of a Nationally Available Weight Loss Program on Untreated Family Members
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 260
- 主要终点
- Change in Weight
研究概览
简要总结
Research suggests that when one spouse loses weight, the other spouse does too. This study will examine whether a ripple effect is observed in untreated spouses and children of individuals participating in a nationally available weight loss program. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive Weight Watchers immediately or at the end of a 6-month waiting period. Participants and untreated spouses (and any children in the home) will be assessed at baseline, 3, and 6 months.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 25 Years 至 70 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •body mass index between 27.0-40.0 kg/m2
- •married or living with a significant other who had a BMI > 25 kg/m2
排除标准
- •currently in a weight loss program, dieting, or taking medications that might affect weight
- •had participated in a weight loss program in the past year
- •lost > 5% of their body weight in the past 6 months
- •were planning to or had undergone weight loss surgery
- •had any orthopedic limitations or contraindications to physical activity
- •were pregnant, lactating, or less than 6 months postpartum, or were planning to become pregnant in the next year
- •reported uncontrolled hypertension, history of coronary heart disease, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease; reported chronic gastrointestinal disease
- •endorsed having hepatitis B or C, cirrhosis, or HIV
- •had a history of cancer within the past 5 years
- •reported a significant psychiatric illness that might interfere with completion of the study.
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention
Access to Weight Watchers in-person meetings and online tools.
干预措施: Weight Watchers (Behavioral)
Self-Guided Control Group
Received handout with basic weight management advice.
干预措施: Self guided handout (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Weight
时间窗: 0, 3, and 6 months
body weight measured in kg
次要结局
未报告次要终点
