N/A
Completed N=187
Weight Management in Rural Communities
Weight Loss · Obesity · Body Weight
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02932748 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
187
Serious AEs
1.1%
Results posted
Mar 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Mean Weight Change Over 6 Months — -11.4; -9.1; -2.6 kilograms — p=<.0001
Summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of three weight management interventions (group phone conference calls, individual phone calls, and enhanced usual care) on weight across 18 months in overweight and obese adults recruited through and treated by rural primary care clinics.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Mean Weight Change Over 6 Months |
-11.4; -9.1; -2.6 | <.0001 sig |
| SECONDARY Change in BMI Across 6 Months |
-4.1; -3.2; -0.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Waist Circumference Across 6 Months |
-7.2; -6.1; -2.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Triglycerides |
-26.2; -29.4; 4.8 | — |
| SECONDARY HDL-cholesterol |
0.3; 0.3; 1.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Systolic Blood Pressure Across 6 Months |
-8.6; -7.9; 1.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Fasting Glucose Across 6 Months |
-5.9; -4.4; 1.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Cost Effectiveness at 6 Months |
60; 93 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Body mass index 25 to 45 kg/m2
- Clearance from primary care physician
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to participate in moderate intensity physical activity
- Participation in weight loss or physical activity program in previous 6 months
- Greater than 3, 30-min bouts of planned exercise/week
- Not weight stable (+/-4.6 kg) for 3 months prior to intake
- Unwilling to be randomized to 1 of the 3 study groups
- Report being pregnant during the previous 6 months or planned pregnancy in the following 18 months
- Serious medical risk such as cancer, recent cardiac event
- Current use of antipsychotics or untreated depression
- Adherence to specialized diet regimens (food allergy, vegetarian, macrobiotic)
- Binge eating disorder
- Planning to movie to a location and no longer having access to rural clinic site
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02932748). 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.