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

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Penn State College of Medicine General Clinical Research Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033