Status:
TERMINATED
PDA+: A Personal Digital Assistant for Obesity Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Obesity
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether including a PDA decision support tool plus distance support enhances the outcomes attainable by the MOVE2! (Managing Obesity for Veterans Everywhere) ...
Detailed Description
An obesity epidemic is gaining momentum in the U.S. and the VA in particular. Among Veterans receiving care at VA outpatient centers in the year 2000, the prevalence of overweight was 73% and obesity ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with BMI \>25 will be recruited from the primary care clinics at Hines Hospital VAMC. Enrollment of patients with this BMI criteria allows comparability with other obesity behavioral treatment trials. The enrollment policy is also consistent with the 2005 VA/DoD Practice Guideline that recommends obesity treatment for all Veterans with BMI \>25.
- Male or female Veterans
- Age \>18
- With chronic pain (Numeric Rating Scale of pain intensity \[NRS-I\] \> 4 for \> 6 months prior to enrollment)
- Ready to make a weight loss effort involving diet and activity change
- Able to communicate comfortably in English.
- The primary pain complaint must be possibly related to obesity (e.g., back, knee, leg, neck, arm, or full-body pain, and not exclusively headache or cancer-related pain).
Exclusion
- Has an active eating disorder or substance abuse disorder --Participating in another VA-funded research project -Significant cognitive or sensorimotor impairment precluding use of the PDA
- Already participating in a structured diet or exercise program or plans to begin such a program outside the study during the next year; requires use of an assistive device for mobility
- At risk for adverse cardiovascular events with moderate intensity activity
- Plans to relocate within the upcoming year
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00371462
Start Date
October 1 2007
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
October 7 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141-5000