Actively Recruiting
Reducing Obesity Using Social Ties Program
Led by Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Updated on 2026-04-01
264
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
142 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
W
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This trial aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of addressing interpersonal barriers to weight-related behavior change. Specifically, the study will test if, by including up to two friends, family members, or co-workers in a lifestyle intervention for weight loss, the person enrolled in the study loses more weight than someone whose friends, family members, or co-workers were not invited to participate.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Reducing Obesity Using Social Ties Program
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants must identify as Black race or Hispanic ethnicity
- Participants must be male or female 18 years of age or older
- Participants must have a BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 measured by study staff
- Participants must have access to and be willing to use the food intake app via a home computer or smartphone
- Participants must be able to identify at least one adult social network member who will participate in the study
- Social network members must be male or female 18 years of age or older
- Social network members must have access to the internet or a smartphone
You will not qualify if you...
- Participants currently enrolled in a weight-loss program, using weight-loss medications, or planning weight-loss surgery
- Participants with advanced medical illness, dementia, hospitalization, injury, or pregnancy that prevents regular physical activity
- Participants with contraindications to exercise based on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire or without clearance from a healthcare provider
- Participants with unresolved food insecurity
- Participants who speak a language other than English or Spanish
- Social network members who speak a language other than English or Spanish
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10065
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
R
Rosio Ramos, BS
CONTACT
A
Anika Lewis, MS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
3
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