The Use of the Internet to Facilitate Weight Loss and Maintenance. - Tabular View

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

January 17, 2001

Last Updated Date

June 23, 2005

Start Date ^ICMJE

September 2000

Primary Completion Date

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00008827 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

The Use of the Internet to Facilitate Weight Loss and Maintenance.

Official Title ^ICMJE

Brief Summary

This project is assessing the effectiveness of using the Internet as a tool to facilitate the maintenance of weight lost in a behavioral weight control program. Participants attend a standard behavioral weight control intervention via Interactive Television and after 6 months are randomly assigned to one of three groups; a control group, an in-person weight maintenance group and a maintenance group that meets over the Internet. This research project is being conducted in Vermont.

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Design ^ICMJE

Treatment, Randomized

Condition ^ICMJE

Obesity

Intervention ^ICMJE

Behavioral: Behavioral weight loss

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

Completion Date

April 2001

Primary Completion Date

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

BMI between 25 and 39.9
Internet connection

Exclusion Criteria:

Major medical problems
Inability to walk for exercise

Gender

Both

Ages

18 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

United States

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00008827

Responsible Party

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

Harvey-Berino-Internet, R01 DK56746

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

Jean Harvey-Berino

University of Vermont

Information Provided By

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Verification Date

May 2003

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