Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether providing additional intervention support to individuals with lower than expected weight loss within the initial stages of an internet-based behavioral weight loss program improves weight loss outcomes at Week 12, compared to the internet program alone.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALStandard
BEHAVIORALEarly Intervention
Sponsors
The Miriam Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* age 18-70 years * BMI \>=25 kg/m2 * No health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe * English speaking * Access to computer/internet
Exclusion criteria
* report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire 62 (PAR-Q; items 1-4). * Individuals endorsing joint problems, prescription medication use or other medical conditions that could limit exercise will be required to obtain written consent to participate from a health care provider * are currently pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next 12 months * are planning to move outside of the state within the next 4 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in weight | 12-week |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| frequency of self-monitoring | 12 weeks | A secondary aim is to examine whether the provision of additional intervention support improves the frequency of self-monitoring as measured by the number of days that an individual logged their calorie information on the study website. |
| exercise minutes | 12 weeks | A secondary aim is to examine whether the provision of additional intervention support improves the number of exercise minutes reported each week, as logged by the individual on the study website. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed