Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:30 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:30 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01043718
Eligibility Criteria:
Please note: Only individuals who receive primary care at one of the Internal Medicine clinics at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, are eligible for this study.
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age between 18 and 80 years old
* Obese based on World Health Organization criteria (BMI\>30kg/m2)
* Receiving primary care from and referred by a provider at one of the Internal Medicine clinics at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA
* Able to understand and sign an informed consent document
* Able to communicate with the investigator and understand the requirements of this study
Exclusion Criteria
* Primary care provider determines that the individual is unable to safely undertake moderately intense unsupervised physical activity (the equivalent of 30 minutes of brisk walking)
* Primary care provider determines that the individual has inadequate cognitive function to participate in either active intervention curricula
* Women who are pregnant, who are planning to become pregnant in the next two years, or who become pregnant during the study
* Women who are breastfeeding
* Prisoners
* Children
* Individuals who are planning to have bariatric surgery or who have had bariatric surgery in the past two years
* Individuals with uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure (SBP) \>165, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \>100)
* Individuals with an edematous state that interferes with body weight assessment (e.g., severe congestive heart failure, end- stage renal disease, or ascites),
* Individuals already using weight loss therapy
* Individuals with an inability to learn adequately from English language audio-taped materials
* Individuals with a lack of high-speed Internet access (Internet access will be based on participant perception; for example, participants could use computers belonging to friends, relatives, or libraries if they feel that they can access them regularly)
* Individuals without access to a scale
* Individuals unable to attend an Orientation session at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
80 Years
Study:
NCT01043718
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01043718