PDA+: A Personal Digital Assistant for Obesity Treatment

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether including a PDA decision support tool plus distance support enhances the outcomes attainable by the MOVE2! (Managing Obesity for Veterans Everywhere) standard care alone. Primary hypotheses are that obese patients with chronic pain who are randomized to MOVE2! + PDA + Support will a) lose more weight by 6 months, b) show greater maintenance of weight loss at 12 months, and c) display greater reduction in pain intensity and pain-related disability than those randomized to Standard Care. Secondary hypotheses are that MOVE2! + PDA + Support, compared to Standard Care will result in: a) improved quality of life, b) greater treatment adherence, and c) reduced care utilization.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00371462

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

70

Starts

2007-10-01

Expected to finish

2011-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients with BMI >25 will be recruited from the primary care clinics at Hines Hospital VAMC. Enrollment of patients with this BMI criteria allows comparability with other obesity behavioral treatment trials. The enrollment policy is also consistent with the 2005 VA/DoD Practice Guideline that recommends obesity treatment for all Veterans with BMI >25.
• Male or female Veterans
• Age >18
• With chronic pain (Numeric Rating Scale of pain intensity [NRS-I] > 4 for > 6 months prior to enrollment)
• Ready to make a weight loss effort involving diet and activity change
• Able to communicate comfortably in English.
• The primary pain complaint must be possibly related to obesity (e.g., back, knee, leg, neck, arm, or full-body pain, and not exclusively headache or cancer-related pain).

You may not qualify if…

• Has an active eating disorder or substance abuse disorder --Participating in another VA-funded research project -Significant cognitive or sensorimotor impairment precluding use of the PDA
• Already participating in a structured diet or exercise program or plans to begin such a program outside the study during the next year; requires use of an assistive device for mobility
• At risk for adverse cardiovascular events with moderate intensity activity
• Plans to relocate within the upcoming year

Where it is running

• Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital — Hines, Illinois, United States

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