Preventing Age-Related Weight Gain in the Workplace With Daily Weighing

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03717428

Acronym

Weigh2Go

Enrollment

280

Registered

2018-10-24

Start date

2016-10-01

Completion date

2019-09-30

Last updated

2022-03-22

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Conditions

Weight Gain

Brief summary

To examine the effectiveness of daily weighing to prevent age-related weight gain.

Detailed description

Cornell employee's were recruited for a two-year weight gain prevention study. Height and weights were taken in our metabolic center. They were randomized into two group. The experimental group was given an internet based scale and asked to weigh themselves every morning immediately after rising. The other group was asked to return at the end of the study when they height and weight will again be measured.

Interventions

DEVICEDaily Weighing Group

The Experimental group will weigh themselves everyday

DEVICEControl group

This group will be weighed and measured at the beginning and end of the study and will not be weighing themselves daily

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Effect of self-weighing to prevent age-related weight gain

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy, non-diabetic

Exclusion criteria

* History of eating disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Weight Change	2 year	body weight

Outcome results

None listed

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