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:
2025-12-24 @ 2:55 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:55 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01200459
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18 to 35 years
* Intending to be available for a 24 month intervention
* Full-time student enrollment at one of the designated San Diego college or university campuses: UCSD, SDSU, and CSU San Marcos
* Facebook user or willingness to begin using Facebook
* Owns personal computer
* Owns mobile phone and uses text messaging
* Willing to attend required research measurement visits in San Diego over the 2 year RCT
* Participants must meet overweight and obesity criteria: 25 \< BMI \<35 kg/m2
* English-speaking
* Able to ambulate unassisted
Exclusion Criteria:
* Those unable to provide informed consent
* Those with a BMI of \<25 kg/m2 or \>35 kg/m2
* Those who have a household member on the study staff
* Those with any comorbidities of obesity who require immediate sub-specialist referral including pseudo-tumor cerebri, sleep apnea/hypoventilation syndrome, orthopedic problems, and meeting American Diabetes Association criteria for diabetes
* Cardiovascular event within the last 6 months
* Systolic BP at screening of \>160 mmHg OR diastolic BP \> 100 mmHg
* Current treatment for malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer
* Psychiatric or medical condition that prohibit compliance with study protocol, prescribed dietary changes and/or moderate physical activity
* Current treatment for eating disorder
* Taking medications that alter weight
* Regular use of systemic steroids
* Currently pregnant, gave birth within the last 6 months, currently lactating or breastfeeding within the last 3 months or intending to get pregnant over the next two years
* Enrolled in or planning to enroll in another weight loss program
* Past or planned (within the next 24 months) weight loss surgery
* Current participation in a commercial weight loss program
* Investigator discretion
* Non-English speaking
* Not able to ambulate unassisted
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
35 Years
Study:
NCT01200459
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01200459