Evaluating a planner to aid a community weight management programme

A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the weight loss volitional help sheet in an overweight and obese population attending a community-based weight management programme

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN75407376

Enrollment

179

Registered

2014-01-07

Start date

2014-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

A psychological health intervention on an overweight and obese population Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Participants will be randomised to two groups: volitional help sheet (VHS) planner and a comparison planner (control). After five weeks, they will again be randomised to the above two groups. The four

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult 2. Able to understand written and verbal English 3. Competent to provide informed consent 4. Attending a community-based weight management programme run by Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to understand written and verbal English 2. Not competent to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Weight loss at the end of the weight management programme (objectively measured weight)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Current: 1. Self-regulation strategies used at T2 and T3 (action control scale from Sniehotta et al., 2005) 2. Eating habit scale at T2 and T3 (Self-reported habit index adapted from Verplanken & Orbell, 2003) 3. Situations experienced and strategies used at T3 (self-report questionnaire from Armitage, 2013) Weight loss and waist circumference measured at 3 months after the start of the programme. Previous: 1. Weight loss and waist circumference at five weeks (T2) into the weight management programme (objectively measured) 2. Intentions to lose weight measured using a two-item questionnaire from Armitage, 2013 at T2 and T3 (at the end of the weight management programme) 3. Weight loss self-efficacy at T2 and T3 (a four-item questionnaire from Armitage, 2013) 4. Self-regulation strategies used at T2 and T3 (action control scale from Sniehotta et al., 2005) 5. Eating habit scale at T2 and T3 (Self-reported habit index adapted from Verplanken & Orbell, 2003) 6. Source of motivation for weight loss at T2 and T3 (weight loss treatment self-regulation questionnaire; Williams et al., 2013) 7. Situations experienced and strategies used at T3 (self-report questionnaire from Armitage, 2013) Weight loss and waist circumference measured at 3, 6 and 12 months after the start of the programme.	—

Measure

Time frame

Current: 1. Self-regulation strategies used at T2 and T3 (action control scale from Sniehotta et al., 2005) 2. Eating habit scale at T2 and T3 (Self-reported habit index adapted from Verplanken & Orbell, 2003) 3. Situations experienced and strategies used at T3 (self-report questionnaire from Armitage, 2013) Weight loss and waist circumference measured at 3 months after the start of the programme. Previous: 1. Weight loss and waist circumference at five weeks (T2) into the weight management programme (objectively measured) 2. Intentions to lose weight measured using a two-item questionnaire from Armitage, 2013 at T2 and T3 (at the end of the weight management programme) 3. Weight loss self-efficacy at T2 and T3 (a four-item questionnaire from Armitage, 2013) 4. Self-regulation strategies used at T2 and T3 (action control scale from Sniehotta et al., 2005) 5. Eating habit scale at T2 and T3 (Self-reported habit index adapted from Verplanken & Orbell, 2003) 6. Source of motivation for weight loss at T2 and T3 (weight loss treatment self-regulation questionnaire; Williams et al., 2013) 7. Situations experienced and strategies used at T3 (self-report questionnaire from Armitage, 2013) Weight loss and waist circumference measured at 3, 6 and 12 months after the start of the programme.

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026