N/A
N=111
Daily Self-weighing and Holiday-associated Weight Gain in Adults
Obesity
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03718000 ↗Enrolled (actual)
111
Serious AEs
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Results posted
Jun 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Body Weight (kg) From Pre- to Post-holiday and 14-week Follow-up Post-holiday — 2.65; -0.13; 1.51; -0.15 kg
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Daily self-weighing (DSW) (Device)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
- Primary completion
- Jan 2018
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Body Weight (kg) From Pre- to Post-holiday and 14-week Follow-up Post-holiday |
2.65; -0.13; 1.51; -0.15 | — |
| SECONDARY Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m^2) |
24.9; 23.7; 24.5; 23.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Body Fat (%) |
26.7; 25.3; 26.7; 26.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Waist Circumference (cm) |
81.4; 80.6; 79.5; 79.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Hip Circumference (cm) |
102.2; 102.2; 100.9; 100.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Concentration of Blood Triglyceride (mg/dL) |
81.6; 90.5; 80.3; 85.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Concentration of Blood High-density Lipoprotein (HDL) (mg/dL) |
52.1; 51.5; 53.0; 51.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Concentration of Blood Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL) (mg/dL) |
101.2; 91.3; 99.5; 90.0 | — |
| SECONDARY Concentration of Blood Total Cholesterol (TC) (mg/dL) |
169.6; 159.6; 168.6; 158.8 | — |
Summary
Background: Previous studies report 0.4-1.5kg of weight gain during the holiday season, which may contribute to annual weight gain.
Purpose: To test whether daily self-weighing (DSW) can prevent holiday weight gain.
Hypothesis: We hypothesized that daily self-weighing would effectively prevent weight and fat gain, and that individuals with overweight and obesity would respond most favorably to DSW.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- BMI of at least 18.5 kg/m2
- Recognizing or celebrating at least two holidays between November and January
- Access to WiFi
Exclusion Criteria
- Current eating disorder, history of an eating disorder
- Involvement in a current weight loss and/or exercise program
- Pregnancy or nursing
- Any medications or chronic diseases affecting metabolism or body weight
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03718000). 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.