Improving Self-Monitoring in Weight Loss With Technology
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00277771 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 16, 2006
Last Update Posted
: July 7, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Obesity Overweight | Behavioral: Standard behavioral treatment (SBT) for weight loss Behavioral: SBT for weight loss using a PDA Behavioral: SBT for weight loss using a PDA with feedback messages | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 210 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Factorial Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Improving Self-Monitoring in Weight Loss With Technology |
Study Start Date : | February 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2010 |
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Behavioral: Standard behavioral treatment (SBT) for weight loss
- Weight Change [ Time Frame: Measured every 6 months ]
- Adherence to self-monitoring [ Time Frame: Measured throughout the study ]
- Coronary heart disease risk factors (lipid, glucose, insulin) [ Time Frame: Measures annually ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 59 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- age 18 to 59 years
- BMI ≥ 27 and ≤ 43
- willing to be randomized to one of the three treatment conditions
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successful completion of screening
- Note that although residing in Western Pennsylvania is not an explicit eligibility criterion, participants are asked to travel to the University of Pittsburgh frequently.
Exclusion Criteria:
- presence of an eating disorder
- current serious illness or unstable condition requiring physician-supervised diet and exercise including a glucose level above 125 at baseline
- physical limitations precluding ability to exercise
- pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 24 mos
- under current treatment for a psychological disorder
- reported alcohol intake of 4 drinks/day or more
- current or recent (past 6 mos) participation in a weight-loss program or use of weight-loss medication
- planning an extended vacation, absence, or relocation within the next 24 mos

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00277771
United States, Pennsylvania | |
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261 |
Principal Investigator: | Lora E. Burke, PhD, MPH | University of Pittsburgh |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Lora Burke, Professor of Nursing and Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00277771 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
0507098 1R01DK071817-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | January 16, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 7, 2015 |
Last Verified: | July 2015 |
Keywords provided by Lora Burke, University of Pittsburgh:
technology in weight loss standard behavioral therapy for obesity |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Overweight Weight Loss Body Weight Signs and Symptoms Body Weight Changes |