N/A
Completed N=418
Internet Assisted Obesity Treatment Enhanced With Financial Incentives
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02688621 ↗Enrolled (actual)
418
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2021
Primary outcomePrimary: Weight Change — 97.8; 95.6; 4.7; 6.4 kilograms — p=<.01
Summary
The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether the addition of financial incentives to a high-quality, online behavioral weight loss intervention produces better weight losses than the online treatment alone.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Weight Change |
97.8; 95.6; 4.7; 6.4 | <.01 sig |
| SECONDARY Class Attendance |
16; 18 | — |
| SECONDARY Self Monitoring of Body Weight |
72; 115 | — |
| SECONDARY Dietary Intake Self Monitoring |
85; 119 | — |
| SECONDARY Self Monitoring of Physical Activity |
85; 118 | — |
| SECONDARY Steps/Day |
7447; 8057 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- over 18
- BMI between 25 and 50
- Not currently pregnant or pregnant in the previous 6 months and currently breastfeeding or planning on becoming pregnant in 18 months
- Have a computer at home or at work with flashplayer, access to the internet, and a smart phone (to allow use of step counting aps)
- Free of medical problems that might contraindicate participation in a behavioral weight reduction program containing an exercise component
- Not enrolled in another weight reduction program
- Not currently on medication that would affect weight loss
Exclusion Criteria
- had a heart attack or stroke in the previous six months
- had weight loss surgery
- lost 10 pounds or more in the previous 6 months
- currently taking medications for weight loss
- required by their doctor to follow a special diet (other than low fat)
- planning to move out of the area within 18 months
- schedule conflicts making it difficult to attend online "chats"
- live more than 60 minutes driving distance from either University of South Carolina or University of Vermont campuses
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02688621). 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. Informational only — not medical advice.