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
Active Locations (1)
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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104