Helping Employees Lose Pounds
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Weight Loss
- Registration Number
- NCT02853877
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 62
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in autonomous motivation as measured by the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire 12 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in weight as measured by participant weight measurements using Withings scales 12 weeks and 24 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Michigan
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University of Michigan🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States