Obesity Assessment and Education Through the Internet

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to develop a web-based obesity risk assessment and counseling tool and examine its feasibility and effectiveness in improving the rate and quality of physician counseling about obesity, dietary change, and physical activity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00149682

Run by

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

People needed

100

Starts

2005-07-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-01-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Received invitation from participating primary care practices
• Scheduled non-urgent appointment with their usual primary care provider
• BMI > 25 kg/m2
• Willing and able to participate in a web-based computerized self-administered questionnaire
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Terminal illness
• Not competent to give consent

Where it is running

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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