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Study NCT ID:
NCT00265954
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2019-08-06
First Post:
2005-12-14
Brief Title:
Internet Assisted Obesity Treatment
Sponsor:
University of Vermont
Organization:
University of Vermont
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Randomized Trial of an Internet Versus In-person Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment Program
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2019-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
iReach
Brief Summary:
High quality behavioral weight loss programs are not widely accessible The Internet offers one way to deliver health behavior programs to a wider audience However effective weight loss treatments are intensive and program delivery over the Internet may not be capable of duplicating the level of engagement typically generated during traditional in-person treatment The goal of this study is to test the effectiveness of three weight loss interventions Internet alone Internetperiodic in-person support and in-person alone The investigators hypothesize that the in-person and internetin-person interventions will produce better weight loss and maintenance than the internet only group
Detailed Description:
Currently 65 of the adult population is overweight or obese Unfortunately safe and effective treatments for obesity are costly and intensive therefore this level of support is unlikely to be feasible in most clinical settings Moreover an additional limitation to current obesity treatment approaches is the limited reach and availability of programs for persons who work live in rural areas or do not want or cannot afford participation in group support classes The advent of telecommunications technology may provide a solution to this dilemma Telecommunications technology can presumably improve access to services and improve efficiency of delivery Moreover research examining new technologies such as the Internet will provide information for policy makers interested in disseminating low-cost high reach effective obesity treatment interventions However the effectiveness of the Internet for inducing weight loss has not been rigorously tested Therefore the overall goal of this project is to determine if obesity treatment can be effectively delivered over the Internet A secondary aim is to evaluate whether the effectiveness of Internet interventions can be improved with the addition of minimal in-person support Specifically this project is a randomized controlled clinical trial designed to test the translation of a behavioral weight loss program to the Internet I The I intervention will be compared to both an in-person condition IP and an Internet condition supplemented with periodic in-person support IIP Subjects will be 488 30 minority overweight and obese adults recruited from Vermont and Arkansas who will participate in a 6-month behavioral weight control treatment program followed by 12 months of weight maintenance Assessments will include measures of body weight adherence to treatment goals social influence components and frequency of use of Internet website features
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| R01DK056746 | NIH | None | httpsreporternihgovquickSearchR01DK056746 |