N/A
Completed N=105
Incentivizing Behavior Change Skills to Promote Weight Loss
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02691260 ↗Enrolled (actual)
105
Serious AEs
1.0%
Results posted
Aug 2019
Primary outcomePrimary: Weight Change From Baseline to 24 Weeks — -8.046; -15.496; -12.167; -17.696 Pounds (lbs.)
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of providing incentives to people enrolled in a weight-loss program for dietary self-monitoring and/or interim weight loss.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Weight Change From Baseline to 24 Weeks |
-8.046; -15.496; -12.167; -17.696 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- desire to lose weight;
- agree to attend visits per protocol;
- access to telephone and transportation;
- English speaking;
- able to complete study measures;
- smart phone with data and texting plan;
- body mass index 30 kg/m2 or greater
Exclusion Criteria
- pregnancy, breastfeeding, or lack of birth control if premenopausal
- dementia, excessive alcohol use, or psychiatric illness
- weight loss >4.5 kg in month prior to screening
- weight > 380 lb (due to limit of cellular scale)
- enrollment in other weight loss program
- residing in nursing home or receiving home health care
- unable to attend weight loss group at scheduled times
- impaired hearing
- medication other than metformin, incretin mimetics and incretin enhances for type 2 diabetes
- unstable heart disease in 3 months prior to screening
- furosemide 40 mg or higher (or equivalent)
- chronic kidney disease
- 2 or more errors on cognitive screener
- blood pressure ≥160/100 mmHg
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02691260). 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.