Status:
COMPLETED
Disseminating Effective Habits for Long-Term Weight Loss
Lead Sponsor:
Penn State University
Conditions:
Overweight
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine whether using a web-based weight loss website can help overweight individuals lose weight.
Detailed Description
Overweight and obesity are serious threats to public health. Over the last 20 years, the percentage of overweight and obese Americans, as well as the rate of diabetes, have grown tremendously (Cowie, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 21-65
- BMI 27-40 kg/m2
- Fluently speaks and reads English
- Access to the Internet at home or at work
- Valid email address
- Access to a scale for weekly weigh-ins
- Agree not to seek additional weight loss treatment
- Agree to come back regardless of amount of weight lost
- Participant in NCT00377208
Exclusion
- Current, planned, or previous pregnancy within 12 months
- Planned or past weight loss surgery
- Recent weight loss of \>= 15 lbs in the past 6 months
- History of:
- Myocardial infarction
- Stroke
- Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
- Unstable angina
- Congestive heart failure
- Inability to exercise due to severe arthritis or other musculoskeletal problems
- Cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
- Evidence of severe cognitive impairment or major psychiatric illness
- Plans to move in the next 6 months
- Answering yes to any question on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00709501
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
October 21 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Penn State College of Medicine General Clinical Research Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033