N/A
N=50
Virtual Lifestyle Management: Prevention Through the UPMC Patient Portal
Obesity
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00409786 ↗Enrolled (actual)
50
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2011
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Weight — -4.79 kg
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Virtual Lifestyle Management (VLM) (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Primary completion
- Feb 2008
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Weight |
-4.79 | — |
| SECONDARY Blood Pressure |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Lipid |
— | — |
| SECONDARY A1C (if Applicable) |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Fat Consumption |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Health Related Quality of Life |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Physical Activity |
— | — |
Summary
Diabetes affects 18 million Americans and costs over $132 billion in both direct treatment and lost productivity per year. It is known that weight loss, improved diet and increased exercise can result in improvement in glucose, lipid, and blood pressure control in patients with diabetes and reduce the incidence of diabetes in individuals at high risk. Effective delivery of proven, comprehensive lifestyle programs is difficult because of associated high costs.
The internet provides a venue to deliver these lifestyle programs to large numbers of individuals while decreasing the cost per person. HealthTrak, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) patient portal, provides an ideal setting to test such a program. HealthTrak provides participants with access to individual medical information while facilitating electronic communication with their physicians. Portal enhancements will allow the delivery of a comprehensive lifestyle intervention aimed at weight loss, improved diet, and increased exercise, and provide the opportunity to communicate with experts regarding concerns.
Through this project, we will evaluate the modification of a successful comprehensive lifestyle intervention for delivery through HealthTrak. We will enroll and follow 50 individuals with diabetes or at high risk for diabetes for 12 months and examine change in parameters including diet, weight, physical activity, hemoglobin A1C, glucose, blood pressure, and lipid profile.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Overweight (BMI≥25) and one of the following:
Hypertension, Diabetes, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia
- Age 18-80
- Agrees to participate in the Virtual Lifestyle Management (VLM) program and evaluation
- Computer access to UPMC Health Trak
- Regular access to a scale
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnancy
- Inability to participate in moderate exercise as determined by the primary care physician
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00409786). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.