Disseminating Effective Habits for Long-Term Weight Loss

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Overweight, Obesity

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine whether using a web-based weight loss website can help overweight individuals lose weight.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00709501

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

100

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-21

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 21-65
• BMI 27-40 kg/m2
• Fluently speaks and reads English
• Access to the Internet at home or at work
• Valid email address
• Access to a scale for weekly weigh-ins
• Agree not to seek additional weight loss treatment
• Agree to come back regardless of amount of weight lost
• Participant in NCT00377208

You may not qualify if…

• Current, planned, or previous pregnancy within 12 months
• Planned or past weight loss surgery
• Recent weight loss of >= 15 lbs in the past 6 months
• History of:
• Myocardial infarction
• Stroke
• Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
• Unstable angina
• Congestive heart failure
• Inability to exercise due to severe arthritis or other musculoskeletal problems
• Cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
• Evidence of severe cognitive impairment or major psychiatric illness
• Plans to move in the next 6 months
• Answering yes to any question on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

Where it is running

• Penn State College of Medicine General Clinical Research Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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