State-wide Health Approach to Increase Reach and Effectiveness: Study 2

Using a State-wide Initiative to Disseminate Effective Behavioral Weight Loss Strategies

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01560130

Acronym

Enrollment

300

Registered

2012-03-22

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2013-02-28

Last updated

2013-04-24

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Conditions

Obesity

Brief summary

Behavioral weight loss programs can successfully reduce body weight, but these programs are available to limited numbers of overweight and obese individuals. This project evaluates a unique weight loss approach that combines a self-sustaining weight loss campaign (for outreach) with training in behavioral weight loss strategies and tests the efficacy of adding components designed to enhance accountability and increase motivation for weight loss.

Detailed description

This is a randomized trial. Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment arms: (1) Shape Up Rhode Island (a community-based weight loss campaign) plus and Internet-based behavioral weight loss program (SURI+IBWL), (2) SURI + IBWL + optional group sessions (SURI+IBWL+Group), or (3) SURI+IBWL + monetary incentives for submitting self-monitoring information and achieving clinically significant weight loss. The primary outcome is weight loss at 12 weeks.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALShape Up Rhode Island + Online weight loss program

Participants assigned to this arm will receive the standard Shape Up Rhode Island statewide intervention and an Internet-based behavioral weight loss program.

BEHAVIORALShape Up Rhode Island + Online weight loss program + Groups

Participants assigned to this arm will receive the standard Shape Up Rhode Island statewide intervention, an Internet-based behavioral weight loss program, and the option to attend group sessions.

BEHAVIORALShape Up Rhode Island + Online weight loss + Incentives

Participants assigned to this arm will receive the standard Shape Up Rhode Island statewide intervention, an Internet-based behavioral weight loss program, and monetary incentives for submitting self-monitoring information and for achieving clinically significant weight loss.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Body mass index \>=25 kg/m2 2. English speaking

Exclusion criteria

1. Health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe 2. Current pregnancy or plan to become pregnant in the next 12 months 3. Planned relocation 4. Previous participation in Shape Up Rhode Island research studies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Weight change from the initial assessment to the 3-month follow-up assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram	0 to 3 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Weight change from the initial assessment to the 6-month assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram	0 to 6 months
Weight change from the initial assessment to the 12-month assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram	0 to 12-months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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