Actively Recruiting
HealthyTogether: RCT of a Dyadic Weight Management Intervention
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2025-07-16
320
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
167 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Four in five Veterans have overweight or obesity. However, few eligible Veterans achieve meaningful weight loss in VA's national MOVE! Weight Management Program. Family and friends strongly influence a person's health behaviors and weight. Including a close family member or friend in weight management may improve weight management outcomes. This study will test whether an 14-week, 8-session virtual weight management program that includes Veterans and a support person (e.g., family member or friend) leads to weight loss. The investigators will also test whether the program leads to improvements in weight-related health behaviors, including physical activity and diet, and relationship quality.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
HealthyTogether: RCT of a Dyadic Weight Management Intervention
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Veteran aged 18 years or older
- Assigned to a VA primary care provider
- Have a weight measurement with BMI of 30 or higher recorded within 16 weeks before enrollment
- Have a second valid weight measurement recorded within the prior year
- Have a BMI of 30 or higher at enrollment
- Able to participate in virtual sessions during regular business hours
- Partner aged 18 years or older
- Partner able to participate in virtual sessions during regular business hours
- Partner speaks with Veteran at least weekly
You will not qualify if you...
- Not fluent in English
- Severe hearing loss preventing participation
- Diagnosis of dementia
- Participated in a behavioral weight management program within past 3 months
- History of or plans for bariatric surgery within 6 months
- Pregnant, postpartum, nursing, or planning pregnancy within 6 months
- Receiving cancer treatment (non-skin)
- Drug or alcohol dependence not in remission
- Recent suicide attempt
- Active psychosis or active behavior flag in medical record
- High alcohol use (AUDIT-C score 8 or higher)
- Receiving hospice or palliative care
- Living in nursing home or assisted living
- Enrolled in VA home-based primary care
- End stage renal disease
- Current or past diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia
- Hospitalized inpatient in past 3 months
- Weigh more than 440 pounds
- Partner not fluent in English
- Partner with health condition limiting participation
- Partner with high current alcohol use (AUDIT-C score 8 or higher)
- Partner receiving hospice or palliative care
- Partner living in nursing home or assisted living
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045-7211
Actively Recruiting
2
VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108-1532
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
K
Kristen E Gray, PhD MS BS
CONTACT
K
Katherine D Hoerster, PhD MPH BA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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