Online Resources to Manage Obesity and Health Risks in an Employee Wellness Program

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether different types of online health tools can aid overweight individuals in reducing their weight and managing their cardiovascular risk factors in the context of an employee wellness program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01122420

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

12

Starts

2010-05-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Vanderbilt University employee
• Completion of the 2009 Go For the Gold Health Risk Assessment (HRA)
• Obesity defined by BMI > 30
• Identification of an additional risk factor on the HRA by either (a) a personal history of diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol or (b) a reported cholesterol >= 240 mg/dl, blood glucose >= 126 mg/dl, a systolic blood pressure >= 140 mm Hg, or a diastolic blood pressure >= 90 mm Hg
• Permission to be contacted regarding health on the HRA

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant females and those who become pregnant prior to completion of the study
• Age younger than 18 years or older than 65 years
• Non English speaking individuals

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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