Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Obesity
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether different types of online health tools can aid overweight individuals in reducing their weight and managing their cardiovascular risk factors in the context of an employee wellness program.
Interventions
OTHERGoal-Setting Tool
Access to an online health-related goal-setting tool through the MyHealthAtVanderbilt patient portal
OTHERHealth Web Sites
Access to publicly available health-related web sites
Sponsors
Vanderbilt University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Vanderbilt University employee * Completion of the 2009 Go For the Gold Health Risk Assessment (HRA) * Obesity defined by BMI \> 30 * Identification of an additional risk factor on the HRA by either (a) a personal history of diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol or (b) a reported cholesterol \>= 240 mg/dl, blood glucose \>= 126 mg/dl, a systolic blood pressure \>= 140 mm Hg, or a diastolic blood pressure \>= 90 mm Hg * Permission to be contacted regarding health on the HRA
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant females and those who become pregnant prior to completion of the study * Age younger than 18 years or older than 65 years * Non English speaking individuals
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in body mass index | At enrollment and at 6 months |
| Change in excess body weight | At enrollment and at 6 months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed