ENGAGED: E-Networks Guiding Adherence to Goals for Exercise and Diet
Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2
Conditions studied: Obesity
In brief
The ENGAGED study is a 12-month randomized controlled trial investigating different strategies to improve weight loss in overweight individuals. All participants will receive an effective weight loss treatment: either self-guided or group formats. All treatment will be provided in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University. Participants who receive the self-guided weight loss treatment will be provided with a weight loss manual that contains proven behavioral weight loss strategies. Those participants who receive the group treatment will take part in 8 weekly, 90 minute group sessions in our clinic at 680 N. Lakeshore Dr., Chicago, IL 60048. Some participants will also be assigned an individual coach, who will communicate with them regularly via phone, email, and/or text message for the duration of the study. All participants must be willing and able to record food and beverage intake (either on a smartphone or on paper) and be willing to wear a small and unobtrusive physical activity measurement device for the first six-months of the study. Additionally, all participants will be asked to attend 3 follow-up assessment visits at our clinic at months 3, 6 and 12 after the study begins. Participants will be compensated for completing each of the 3 follow-up assessments. All participants will be part of a team weight loss competition at 3 and 6 months with financial incentive to be split evenly among the winning team.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01051713
- Run by
- Northwestern University
- People needed
- 96
- Starts
- 2011-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-11-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- BMI between 30-40
- weight stable (not gained/lost more than 25 lbs in the past 6 months)
- not enrolled in any formal weight-loss program
- interested in losing weight
- willing and able to record dietary intake and weight for 6 months and wear an accelerometer
- willing to attend 8 weekly groups and 2 follow up assessments at the Northwestern Chicago campus
- expect to reside in the Chicago land area for the next 12 months
You may not qualify if…
- any unstable medical conditions (i.e. uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, cancer undergoing active treatment, a cerebrovascular accident within the past 6 months)
- history of insulin-dependent diabetes
- Crohn's disease
- diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea requiring intervention
- required use of an assistive device for mobility (i.e. cane, wheelchair)
- BMI > 40
- hospitalization for a psychiatric disorder within the past 5 years
- those at risk for adverse cardiovascular events with moderate intensity activity
- those currently taking weight loss medication or committed to following an incompatible dietary regimen
- women who are pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or lactating
- Bulimia Nervosa
- suicide ideation
- current binge eating disorder
- those currently taking medications known to cause weight gain (i.e. Prednisone, Depakote, Diebeta, Diabinese, Cardura, Inderal, Zyprexa)
- current substance abuse or dependence
- plantar fasciitis
- current substance and/or alcohol dependence
- depression
- ADHD
Where it is running
- Northwestern University — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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