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

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00008827

Run by

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

Starts

2000-09-01

Expected to finish

2001-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-01-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI between 25 and 39.9
• Internet connection

You may not qualify if…

• Major medical problems
• Inability to walk for exercise

Where it is running

• University of Vermont — Burlington, Vermont, United States

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