Status:
COMPLETED
Pounds Off Digitally (POD): The Use of Podcasting and Mobile Media to Promote Weight Loss
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Conditions:
Obesity
Overweight
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Overweight and obesity play a role in both cancer incidence and survival rates. Many people have found attending weight loss support groups to be time-intensive. Past research has shown electronic med...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- be between the ages of 18-60 years old
- be a non-smoker
- live in the Chapel Hill, NC area
- be able to attend monitoring visits at baseline, 3-months, and 6-months
- have access to the Internet and a computer
- have access to an Internet-capable mobile device (such as an iPhone, iPod Touch, or Blackberry) and an MP3 player (this may be the same device)
- have access to a scale for self-monitoring weight
- be willing to be randomized to either group
- be free of psychiatric diseases, drug or alcohol dependency, or uncontrolled thyroid conditions
- be free of major health conditions, such as heart conditions, diabetes, and past incidence of stroke
- have MD consent for participation if currently on blood pressure medications, have issues with dizziness, or have bone or joint issues.
- able to prepare all their own meals (i.e. not living on-campus)
Exclusion
- should not be pregnant, anticipating on becoming pregnant in the next 7 months, or currently breastfeeding
- be free of an eating disorder as screened by the Eating disorder Screen for Primary care \[ESP\].
- no current participation in a weight loss program or taking weight loss medications (although participants may be trying to lose weight on their own)
- have not participated in previous podcasting weight loss research
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
96 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01139255
Start Date
June 1 2010
End Date
February 1 2011
Last Update
June 6 2011
Active Locations (1)
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UNC-Chapel Hill Weight Research Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599