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A comparison of short- and medium-term weight loss following a commercial intervention vs an online NHS intervention and free gym membership

A comparison of short- and medium-term weight loss following a commercial intervention vs an online NHS intervention and free gym membership: a randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN31489026
Enrollment
100
Registered
2016-07-27
Start date
2016-07-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Interventions

Participants are randomised into three groups. Those randomised to the HWP group will initially spend approximately 90 minutes in total with a nutritional therapist and a personal tra

Sponsors

University of Bath (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Apparently healthy males and females 2. Aged 18-50 years 3. BMI>30 kg·m-2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Having been on a diet during the past 6 months 2. Classification as highly physically active on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) 3. Uncontrolled blood pressure >140/90 mm Hg 4. Total blood cholesterol >6.21 mM 5. Fasted blood glucose >6.1 mM

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Body mass measured via Seca clinical grade weighing scale at the following timepoints: week -2 (pre screening), week 0 (baseline data collection), week 12 (post-intervention data collection), month 6 (6 months post-intervention), month 12 (12 months post-intervention) Updated 07/01/2019: Measured at week -2 (pre screening), week 0 (baseline data collection), week 12 (post-intervention data collection) only.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Blood glucose 2. Insulin 3. HbA1C 4. Lipids These analytes will measured from whole blood sample and will be processed within a Nuffield Health Clinical Pathology Laboratory. Time points for whole blood analysis will be: week 0 (baseline data collection), week 12 (post-intervention data collection)

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactBenjamin Kelly

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026