Pounds Off Digitally Study: A Podcasting Weight Loss Intervention
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Weight Loss
In brief
Participants in both the existing and enhanced podcast groups will lose weight. The enhanced podcasting group will have a greater increase in weight loss, elaboration, self-efficacy, and perceived control than the existing podcast group.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00771095
- Run by
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- People needed
- 94
- Starts
- 2008-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2008-10-10
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- be 18-50 years old be overweight or obese (BMI between 25-35) but not severely or morbidly obese live in the Chapel Hill area be able to attend an introduction meeting and weigh-in before the study and a weigh-in after the study have access to the Internet and a computer with a sound card have a working MP3 player that can connect to a computer have access to a scale be willing to be randomized to any group
You may not qualify if…
- smoker current major health or psychiatric diseases, drug or alcohol dependency, uncontrolled thyroid conditions, eating disorder, or pregnancy participation in a weight loss program or taking weight loss medications
Where it is running
- UNC-Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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