ShapeUp Empower Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Overweight; Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Weight Loss Apps; Behavioral: ShapeUp Empower; Behavioral: Financial Incentives for Engagement

• Registration Number: NCT02518217
• Lead Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate patterns of use and health outcomes of the ShapeUp Empower online program with and without financial incentives for program engagement.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-08-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-08-04
• Study First Posted: 2015-08-07
• Study Start: 2015-12
• Primary Completion: 2016-07
• Study Completion: 2016-07
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-24
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18-70 years
• Body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 45 kg/m2
• English speaking
• Have access to the Internet via a computer and smartphone compatible with Empower and Commercial Apps, and basic knowledge of how to use this technology.
• Agree to sharing of data entered in the Empower and Commercial Apps intervention systems.
• Agree to ShapeUp's privacy policy and user agreement.

Exclusion Criteria

• Report health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe or unreasonable
• Report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
• Are currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or intend to become pregnant in the next 12 months
• Are planning to move outside of the greater Providence area within the next 12 months
• Report any cognitive or physical limitations that preclude use of a personal computer
• Have participated in a study conducted by the WCDRC in the past 2 years
• Have followed a commercial weight-loss program within the previous 6 months or who are currently following a commercial weight loss program
• Weight loss of ≥ 5% of initial body weight in the last 6 months
• History of clinically diagnosed eating disorder excluding Binge Eating Disorder.
• Previous surgical procedure for weight loss
• Currently taking weight loss medication\
• Treatment of cancer within the last 6 months
• Have any medical or psychological condition, or life situation, that would make participation in a weight loss program inadvisable in the opinion of the principal investigator.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Apps Only	Weight Loss Apps	-
ShapeUp Empower	Weight Loss Apps	-
ShapeUp Empower + Incentives	Weight Loss Apps	-
ShapeUp Empower + Incentives	Financial Incentives for Engagement	-
ShapeUp Empower + Incentives	ShapeUp Empower	-
ShapeUp Empower	ShapeUp Empower	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body Weight (kg)	6 months after randomization

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Weight Control and Diabetes Resarch Center; 🇺🇸 Providence, Rhode Island, United States