The Use of the Internet to Facilitate Weight Loss and Maintenance.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00008827

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2001-01-17

Start date

2000-09-30

Completion date

2001-04-30

Last updated

2010-01-14

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Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

Obesity, Behavioral weight control, Internet

Brief summary

This project is assessing the effectiveness of using the Internet as a tool to facilitate the maintenance of weight lost in a behavioral weight control program. Participants attend a standard behavioral weight control intervention via Interactive Television and after 6 months are randomly assigned to one of three groups; a control group, an in-person weight maintenance group and a maintenance group that meets over the Internet. This research project is being conducted in Vermont.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBehavioral weight loss

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* BMI between 25 and 39.9 * Internet connection

Exclusion criteria

* Major medical problems * Inability to walk for exercise

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026