Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators have shown that adding an internet behavioral weight loss program to a statewide campaign improves weight loss outcomes. However, our follow-up data suggest that once the intervention is stopped, participants begin to experience weight regain. Thus, the purpose of this project is extend this line of work and pilot test health coaches and monetary incentives for weight loss maintenance. The investigators hypothesize that coaching and incentives will improve longer-term weight outcomes.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALShape Up Rhode Island
BEHAVIORALShape Up Rhode Island + Professional Coach + Incentives
BEHAVIORALShape Up Rhode Island + Peer Coach + Incentives
Sponsors
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
The Miriam Hospital
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
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Body Mass Index \>=25kg/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 month 2 (i.e. immediately following the weight loss phase) to the 12 month follow-up assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1 kilogram | 2 to 12 months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed