Contingency Management to Promote Weight Loss in Low Income Adults

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Overweight

• Registration Number: NCT00875199
• Lead Sponsor: UConn Health

Brief Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the feasibility and provide preliminary evidence for efficacy of a 12-week contingency management intervention to promote weight loss in overweight and obese low income adults in a community-based clinic. The study has three primary goals: (a) to determine if the contingency management treatment can be effectively applied to a new application, weight loss; (b) to obtain preliminary evidence for contingency management's efficacy in promoting weight loss and improving treatment retention, diet quality, physical activity levels, and self efficacy; and (c) to identify barriers and challenges to implementing contingency management for weight loss among low income patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-03
• Study First Submitted: 2009-03-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-03-31
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-03
• Primary Completion: 2010-03
• Study Completion: 2010-03
• Status Verified: 2011-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-11-17
• Last Update Posted: 2011-11-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• age between 18 and 55 years
• body mass index in kg/m2 (BMI) between 25 and 39.9
• resting blood pressure between 90/60 and 140/90
• ability to speak English and read at the 6th grade level
• willingness to be randomly assigned to one of two groups

Exclusion Criteria

• any serious acute or chronic medical problems that may impact dietary or exercise regimens
• psychiatric conditions

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
absolute and relative weight loss	pre-treatment, weekly during active phase, post-treatment
number of participants achieving clinically significant weight loss (5% or more of baseline weight)	pre-treatment, weekly during active phase, post-treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
retention	during active phase
changes on measures of diet quality, physical activity, and self-efficacy	pre-treatment, post-treatment
self-reports, focus groups	pre-treatment, post-treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Connecticut Health Center; 🇺🇸 Farmington, Connecticut, United States