Translating Insights From Behavioral Economics and Self-Determination Theory to Promote Sustained Weight Loss Among Obese Employees
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Weight Loss
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Enrollment
- 62
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in autonomous motivation as measured by the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of financial incentives and messaging tailored to individual goals and aspirations to promote and sustain weight loss. This is a 2-arm randomized controlled trial that will recruit eligible employees at a large university to participate in a 3-month weight loss program, followed by a 3-month follow-up period. The primary outcome will be change in autonomous motivation for weight loss.
The study hypothesis is that intervention group participants will have a greater increase in autonomous motivation for weight loss than participants in the control group at 12 weeks.
Investigators
Jeffrey T. Kullgren
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Interested in losing weight
- •Body Mass Index between 30 and 40 kg/m2
- •Have wireless internet at home
- •Have Android or iOS smart device
- •Willing to record themselves weighing in on a scale or let a family member record them weighing in on a scale
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant or lactating, or intending to become pregnant in the next 6 months
- •Taking medication (other than metformin) for diabetes to control blood sugar
- •Having a serious psychiatric diagnosis, unstable medical conditions or experienced a heart attack or stroke in the past 6 months
- •Having a history of drug or alcohol abuse or addiction to prescription medications
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in autonomous motivation as measured by the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in weight as measured by participant weight measurements using Withings scales(12 weeks and 24 weeks)