Evaluation of the Shape Up Rhode Island Campaign

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

Obesity is a major health problem that has reached epidemic levels. Efforts are needed to develop cost-effective public health approaches for weight loss and maintenance. One such approach is to develop team-based programs that may motivate people to lose weight and/or increase their physical activity. One such program is entitled Shape-up Rhode Island (SURI). The purpose of this project is to evaluate the overall effectiveness of SURI and to test if a behavioral intervention can enhance the effectiveness of the original program. The current trial is investigating whether adding a behavioral intervention delivered online would enhance the outcomes of SURI participants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00792870

Run by

The Miriam Hospital

People needed

179

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Overweight or obese
• Current participant in the Shape Up RI program weight loss competition

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• The Miriam Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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