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

This study has been completed.

First Received: January 17, 2001 Last Updated: June 23, 2005 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00008827

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Obesity	Behavioral: Behavioral weight loss

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity Weight Control

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

Study Start Date:	September 2000
Estimated Study Completion Date:	April 2001

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

BMI between 25 and 39.9
Internet connection

Exclusion Criteria:

Major medical problems
Inability to walk for exercise

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00008827

Locations

United States, Vermont
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405

Sponsors and Collaborators

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

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Jean Harvey-Berino

University of Vermont

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	Harvey-Berino-Internet, R01 DK56746
Study First Received:	January 17, 2001
Last Updated:	June 23, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00008827 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

Obesity
Behavioral weight control
Internet

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Obesity
Weight Loss

Nutrition Disorders
Overweight
Overnutrition

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Obesity

Nutrition Disorders
Overweight
Overnutrition

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 02, 2009