Status:
COMPLETED
A Virtual Reality Intervention to Improve Weight Maintenance
Lead Sponsor:
University of Kansas Medical Center
Conditions:
Weight Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if use of a virtual reality platform, Second Life, is more effective than traditional face-to-face methods for maintaining weight loss in overweight and obese...
Detailed Description
This study has two main parts. During the first 6 months (-6 to 0 months)potential subjects will be on a diet developed by researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). Subsequent to ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and women with a BMI of 25 to 39.9 kg/m2
- Able to obtain clearance for participation from their primary care physician (PCP)
- Have access to a computer with internet that meets Second Life system requirements
Exclusion
- Report participating in a research project involving weight loss or PA in the previous 6 months
- Report a regular exercise or PA program
- Not weight stable (+/-2.27 kg) for 3 months prior to intake
- Unwilling to be randomized to phone or 2L clinics subsequent to weight loss
- Report being pregnant during the previous 6 months, lactating, or planned pregnancy in the following 18 months
- Report serious medical risk such as type 1 diabetes, cancer, recent cardiac event (i.e. heart attack, angioplasty, etc.)
- Report eating disorders as determined by the Eating Attitudes Test using a score of 20 or greater
- Report current treatment for psychological issues, or taking psychotropic medications
- Report adherence to specialized diet regimes, i.e., multiple food allergies, vegetarian, macrobiotic, etc.
- Do not have access to grocery shopping and meal preparation (i.e. Military, college cafeteria plan, etc.).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 15 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
202 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01841372
Start Date
September 1 2013
End Date
March 15 2020
Last Update
March 25 2020
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160