Communicating Risk Information for Obesity

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

This study will examine the impact of providing genetic risk information for obesity on people's attitudes and beliefs about obesity, health behaviors and weight outcomes. Specifically, this study will examine the feasibility of using genetic information to motivate efforts to reduce obesity among individuals recruited to the Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative (CPMC), see below for description of CPMC.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01355224

Run by

Boston University

People needed

798

Starts

2011-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-14

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Must be age 18 or older, active enrollees in the CPMC trial, and able to read and write in English.

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals that do not meet the inclusion criteria.

Where it is running

• Coriell Institute for Medical Research — Camden, New Jersey, United States

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