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New Media Obesity Treatment in Community Health Centers

New Media Obesity Treatment in Community Health Centers

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01827800
Enrollment
351
Registered
2013-04-10
Start date
2013-06-30
Completion date
2018-07-31
Last updated
2018-08-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

weight loss, primary care, eHealth

Brief summary

This purpose of this trial is to determine whether a 12-month eHealth behavioral intervention that includes interactive self-monitoring and feedback, tailored skills training materials, telephone counseling calls, and primary care physician (PCP) counseling will produce greater weight change at 12 months than a standard primary care control.

Detailed description

This is a patient randomized trial in which patients will be randomized into one of two treatment arms: 1) standard primary care; or 2) primary care plus a 12-month eHealth behavioral intervention (iOTA), which includes interactive self-monitoring and feedback, tailored skills training materials, 18 telephone counseling calls, and primary care provider counseling. The primary outcome is weight change at 12 months. Participants will be 351 adult male and female patients from local community health centers with obesity and a related comorbidity.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALeHealth weight loss intervention

This trial involves a multi-level, systems-change weight loss intervention. At the provider level, we make it easier for PCPs to deliver weight loss counseling by embedding patient progress data and counseling recommendations in the electronic health record. At the patient level, we provide engaging self-monitoring interfaces, immediate tailored feedback, skills training, and evidence-based lifestyle counseling from trusted care providers.

Sponsors

Duke University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* At least 1 visit in the previous 12 months to an adult medicine, internal medicine, or family practice provider at a participating community health center * BMI between 30.0-45.0 kg/m2 and weight ≤ 320 pounds * Diagnosis of hypertension or diabetes

Exclusion criteria

* Current pregnancy * Pregnancy in previous 12 months * Heart attack/stroke in previous 2 years * Active cancer diagnosis * Current participation in another weight loss study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Weight changeBaseline - 12 monthsWeight will be measured at baseline and 12 months using a SECA 876 scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The achievement and maintenance of > 5% weight lossBaseline - 12 monthsWeight will be measured at baseline and 12 months using a SECA 876 scale.
DietBaseline - 12 monthsDietary assessments will be performed at baseline and 12 months using the ASA24, a self-administered dietary recall measure developed by the National Cancer Institute.
Cardiometabolic risk markersBaseline - 12 monthsRisk markers include waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, lipid panel and A1c levels
An evaluation of the intervention's impact and dissemination potential using the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework12 and 24 monthsRE-AIM was originally developed as a framework for consistent reporting of research results and later used to organize reviews of the existing literature on health promotion and disease management in different settings. The acronym stands for Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance which together determine public health impact. More recently, RE-AIM has been used to translate research into practice and to help plan programs and improve their chances of working in real-world settings. The framework has also been used to understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to health promotion and chronic disease self-management-such as in-person counseling, group education classes, telephone counseling, and internet resources.
Physical activityBaseline -12 monthsPhysical activity will be measured at baseline and 12 months using the GPAQ (the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire developed by the World Health Organization).
Global Framingham risk scoreBaseline - 12 monthsThe Framingham Risk Score is a validated scoring system used to determine an individual's chances of developing cardiovascular disease. We will calculate this score at baseline and 12 months.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 3, 2026