Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Daily Self-Weighing for Obesity Management in Primary Care
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Collaborating Sponsors:
Indiana University
Cornell University
Conditions:
Overweight and Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Many adults with obesity continue to gain weight even though they do not want to. This project will test the effects of a primary care intervention in which people with obesity receive an electronic s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 19-65 years
- Body mass index (BMI) 30 - 50 kg/m2
- Receives care at one of the participating primary care clinics
- Resides in one location at least 5 days each week
- Possesses a smartphone with data plan
- Wi-Fi or Bluetooth internet connection in home
Exclusion
- Pregnancy or anticipating pregnancy during study duration. This is a weight loss study and weight gain/loss due to pregnancy and/or delivery would confound study results. Additionally, weight loss is not recommended for pregnant women.
- Unwilling or unable to do any of the following: give informed consent, accept random assignment, attend five measurement assessments
- Likely to relocate and no longer be seen at UAB primary care in the next 2 years
- Weight loss ≥5% of body weight in past 6 months (other than postpartum)
- Weight \>180 kg (396lbs) due to the limitation of the scale being used.
- Current participation in another weight loss study
- Bariatric surgery or revision in the past two years
- Prescription weight loss medications within the past 6 months
- Another household member already participating in the study
- Potential participants living farther than 50 miles driving distance from UAB will be excluded from the study. It is expected that those living farther away will be more difficult to retain as study participants.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 4 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
396 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04044794
Start Date
November 4 2020
End Date
October 1 2025
Last Update
March 14 2025
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35205