A Virtual-reality Based Approach to Improve Behavioral Weight Management Outcomes

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04534088

Enrollment

Registered

2020-09-01

Start date

2019-03-01

Completion date

2019-11-01

Last updated

2020-09-24

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Conditions

Weight Loss

Brief summary

A pilot randomized trial was done to test the feasibility integrating virtual reality (VR) into standard behavioral weight loss treatment.

Detailed description

Participants with overweight or obesity are randomly assigned to a 4-week Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Non-Weight-Related VR app (i.e., Control Group) or Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Weight-Related VR app (i.e., Intervention Group). The Intervention's VR tool was designed to enable practice of behavioral skills taught in weekly group meetings, including managing social and home environmental cues for eating and activity.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALStandard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Non-Weight-Related VR app

Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Program

BEHAVIORALStandard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Weight-Related VR app

Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Weight-Related VR app

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Non-pregnant Adults (age \> 18 years) Overweight or obesity (BMI ≥ 25) Able to speak and read in English. Available on Thursday evenings Have an iPhone 6 or higher

Exclusion criteria

Self-reported serious psychological problems or medical problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Intervention Satisfaction	4 weeks	Participant satisfaction ratings of virtual reality scenarios on a scale where 1 = very dissatisfied to 4 = very satisfied

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Proportion of participants retained	4 weeks	Number of participants who complete the final assessment divided by the number of participants enrolled at baseline

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
weight loss	4 weeks	weight loss from baseline

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 15, 2026