Status:

COMPLETED

FitLink: Improving Weight Loss Maintenance by Using Digital Data to Provide Support and Accountability

Lead Sponsor:

Drexel University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

Conditions:

Obesity

Overweight

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Most adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese and find maintenance of weight loss difficult. This study is designed to aid in the development of a lifestyle modification program that can facilitate ...

Detailed Description

In a lifestyle modification program, contact with an interventionist (e.g., weight loss coach) creates a sense of supportive accountability that can facilitate behavior change and weight loss. Sustain...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults aged 18-70 years with a BMI of 25-45 kg/m2 and weight \<160 kg
  • Access to a smartphone
  • Satisfactory completion of all enrollment procedures
  • Ability to engage in physical activity (i.e. can walk at least 2 blocks without stopping for rest)

Exclusion

  • Medical condition (i.e. acute coronary syndrome, type 1 diabetes, renal failure) or psychiatric condition (i.e. active substance abuse, eating disorder) that may:
  • Pose a risk to the participant during the intervention
  • Cause a change in weight
  • Limit ability to comply with the behavioral recommendations of the program
  • Pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next 1 year
  • Planned move out of the Philadelphia area during the data collection period
  • Use of a pacemaker (incompatible with wireless scale technology)
  • Recently began or changed the dosage of a medication that can cause significant change in weight
  • History of bariatric surgery
  • Weight loss of \> 10% in the previous 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 17 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

87 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03337139

Start Date

November 17 2017

End Date

May 31 2019

Last Update

January 5 2021

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Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104