N/A
N=39
Preventing Weight Gain Among Those Who Decline Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment (STEADY)
Overweight and Obesity
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04751656 ↗Enrolled (actual)
39
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Intervention Satisfaction — 4.1 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Steady Intervention (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
- Primary completion
- Jan 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Intervention Satisfaction |
4.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Retention in Study |
34 | — |
| SECONDARY Engagement in Self Weighing, First Quarter |
4.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Engagement in Self Weighing, Final Quarter |
4.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Percent of Patients Who Enroll |
39 | — |
| SECONDARY Representatives of Those Who Enroll |
20 | — |
| SECONDARY Use of Evidence-based Resources Offered |
3 | — |
Summary
The goal of this pilot trial is to pilot test an intervention to help prevent weight gain or produce weight loss among adults with obesity. Participants are asked to self-weigh on a smart scale for one year. Feasibility and acceptability outcomes are examined.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Age 18-70
- Body weight recorded in EHR in the prior month from a primary care setting.
- Last BMI in EHR either ≥30 kg/m2 or between 25.0-29.9 kg/m2 with documented weight-related comorbidity (hypertension, type II diabetes, pre-diabetes, dyslipidemia, sleep apnea).
- Weight ≤ 375 lbs.
- Self-report sending and receiving at least one text message per month for past 6 months.
- Not currently enrolled in comprehensive behavioral weight loss treatment.
- Respond "no" to question asking if they would like to enroll in a comprehensive weight loss program in the next month
- Has not engaged in self-weighing ≥ 5 times per week on average over prior month.
- Not pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant in next 6 months.
- Not currently undergoing radiation or chemotherapy for cancer.
- No history of eating disorders.
- Interested in enrolling in low-burden self-weighing intervention.
- Able to read and understand English without help
Exclusion criteria
- History of Congestive Heart Failure or heart attack in past 6 months.
- Planning to move out of the region in the following 12 months
- Answer incorrectly on an attention check/ validation survey item
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04751656). 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.