Treatment for people who are overweight/obese Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Usual care: Telephone support at end of free weight loss programme and at 3 months with ?hints and tips? leaflet about effective weight maintenance strategies
Text intervention: usual care plus texts at weekly interventions. Texts will ask for the participant?s weight and will respond with one of three options:
1. Weight maintenance or weight loss from pre
2. Small gain for one or two weeks in succession ? advice to be careful about diet and increase physical activity
3. Gain for three or more weeks in succession ? offer of telephone support session
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Sponsors
Birmingham and Solihull NHS Cluster (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged =18 2. People who have a final (week 12) weight recorded or attended the Lighten Up weight management service for a minimum of 9 sessions and have had a weight measured within the past 2 weeks 3. Has access to scales to weigh self 4. Owns a phone (mobile or land-line).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to understand English 2. Women who are known to be pregnant 3. People who attended the My Choice pharmacy programme 4. Not willing to be randomised 5. People who have dropped out of the Lighten Up service prior to week 9
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference between baseline weight and independently measured weight at nine months following randomisation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-reported weight loss at 3 months following randomisation, which will be collected by the Lighten Up call centre by telephone (or questionnaire for people not-contactable by phone) 2. BMI at 9 months and percentage of people achieving 5% loss of body weight from the start of their Lighten Up programme. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed