Obesity Treatment in a Managed Care Setting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Weight Loss
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mail-based weight loss intervention; Behavioral: Phone-based weight loss intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00062985
• Lead Sponsor: University of Minnesota

Brief Summary

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two different delivery formats for weight management in a managed care setting. Mail-based weight counseling and phone-based weight counseling will be compared to each other and a control condition. Primary outcomes are participation rates in programs, weight change, and cost.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1999-03
• Study First Submitted: 2003-06-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2003-06-18
• Study First Posted: 2003-06-19
• Primary Completion: 2003-10
• Study Completion: 2005-02
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-20
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1801

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mail-based weight loss intervention	Mail-based weight loss intervention	-
Telephone-based weight loss intervention	Phone-based weight loss intervention	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in body weight	6 and 12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology; 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States