Status:

COMPLETED

Engaging Patients in Weight Loss Tools

Lead Sponsor:

University of Florida

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall aim of this study is to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a primary-care based approach to facilitating engagement in online behavior tracking and community support networks fo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • PCPs:
  • Employed as a PCP at a clinics in the UF health care system.
  • Has practiced at current clinic for ≥1 year (self-report)
  • Is employed ≥ 0.5 FTE (self-report)
  • Has a patient panel that is majority adult (self-report)
  • Patients: EHR-based criteria:
  • Age 18-75
  • Last BMI in EHR ≥30 kg/m2
  • Has an appointment scheduled ("index appointment") with an enrolled primary care PCP 7-30 days after electronic data pull.
  • Is enrolled in MyChart or has an email address in the IDR system.
  • Self-report criteria:
  • Self-reported BMI \> 29 kg/m2 (to account for under-reporting)
  • Response yes to question: "Would you be interested in learning strategies to help you lose weight?"
  • Ability to read and understand English without assistance.
  • Has either (a) a phone or tablet with a data plan OR (b) reliable access to Wi-Fi (via computer, phone or tablet) in their home.

Exclusion

  • PCPs:
  • 1\. Planning to move out of the Gainesville or Jacksonville area in the next 12 months.
  • Patients:
  • Currently enrolled in formal weight loss program or a research study focused on changing diet, physical activity, or weight.
  • In past month, has tracked the majority of their food intake on an app, website, or paper log an average of 3 or more days per week.
  • Self-reported to be pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant in next 6 months.
  • Currently undergoing radiation or chemotherapy for cancer.
  • Self-reported cardiac event in past 6 months.
  • Self-reported Heart Failure (also known as chronic heart failure or CHF).
  • Planning to move out of the Gainesville or Jacksonville area (depending on which clinic they are recruited from) in the next 6 months.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 28 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 24 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

33 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04121312

Start Date

October 28 2019

End Date

July 24 2020

Last Update

January 16 2024

Active Locations (2)

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UF Health at the University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610

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UF Health - Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32008