Innovative Technology To Improve Patient Adherence To Weight Loss Recommendations

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The proposed project addresses the significant problem of obesity and uses innovative technology to improve adherence to a behavioral weight loss strategies. If the program is effective, it would provide an outstanding resource for physicians to use with their patients and thus would have tremendous clinical impact.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01222858

Run by

The Miriam Hospital

People needed

250

Starts

2010-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-07-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI between 25 and 45 kg/m2
• Referred by their physician because of an obesity-related co-morbidity, such as diabetes, hypertension or metabolic syndrome
• All ethnic groups will be recruited
• No health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe
• English speaking
• Have access to a computer and the Internet

You may not qualify if…

• report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness
• are currently pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next 12 months
• are planning to move outside of the state within the next 12 months
• have participated in a study conducted by the Weight Control \& Diabetes Research Center in the past 2 years

Where it is running

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

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