Peer-Support Weight Action Programme (SWAP)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity/weight management; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Obesity

• Registration Number: ISRCTN45820471
• Lead Sponsor: Queen Mary University of London (UK)

Brief Summary

2016 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27802843 2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30940108 [added 04/04/2019]

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-12
• Study Completion: 2015-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 330

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults, aged 18 years and older
2. BMI of 30 kg/m2 or over, or BMI of 28 kg/m2 or over
3. Co-morbidities referred from general practice

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inability to read/write/understand English
2. BMI over 45
3. Lost more than 5% of their body weight in the previous 6 months
4. Women who are pregnant
5. Clients taking psychiatric medications (these medications can have a significant effect on weight and psychiatric illness also makes follow-up and adherence to long-term programs difficult)
6. Clients who are not registered with a GP
7. Currently involved in a research project
8. Clients who cannot speak or understand English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in weight over 12 months from enrollment into the study. A researcher that is blind to treatment allocation will measure weight at 12 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Change in BMI<br> 2. Waist circumference<br> 3. Proportion of participants losing at least 5% of baseline body weight<br> 4. Changes in healthy eating<br> 5. Changes in physical activity and changes in food craving<br><br> All measures at 12 months will be collected by a researcher that is blind to treatment allocation.<br>