Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Participants randomised to the internet based weight loss intervention will meet with a dietitian once face to face. After the initial meeting participants will only receive guidance via a website thr
Sponsors
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Two target groups: 1.Women who have had a baby (from 3 months up to 2 years after childbirth) and, who currently have a body mass index (BMI) >˜30 and ˜30 and ˜30 and <40 kg/m2. 3. Participants must have access to the internet (this can be in any location [home, office, public location] or on any device [desktop computer, laptop or mobile phone])
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients over BMI 40 kg/m2. When a patient reaches a BMI 40kg/m2 lifestyle modification may no longer be appropriate and bariatric surgery may be recommended (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2006), making it unsuitable for them to take part in the study. 2. Patients unable to access the internet 3. Patients unable to give written informed consent in English. These patients would be excluded as they would be unable to randomise to the internet intervention which is only available in English. The resources are not available to use a translator in this study or produce the web-based resources in other languages. 4. Patients identified by their GP as having a contraindication making the weight loss intervention inappropriate to recommend 5. Patients who are currently pregnant will be excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Participant Involvement (recruitment, attrition, retention) at baseline, 3 months and 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. 24 hour diet recall at baseline, 3 months and 12 months 2. Acceptability Interviews between 6 and 12 months 3. Anthropometric measures (weight, body fat percentage, waist circumference and BMI) at baseline, 3 months and 12 months 4. Predictors of behaviour change at baseline, 3 months and 12 months 5. Quality of life questionnaire at baseline, 3 months and 12 months | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed