Weight Watchers Online
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Overweight, Obesity
In brief
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare the weight losses produced by the Weight Watchers Online program (WWO) and WWO plus the Philips ActiveLink physical activity system, over a 1-year period, compared to a control group.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01888172
- Run by
- The Miriam Hospital
- People needed
- 270
- Starts
- 2013-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-09-23
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Body mass index (BMI) between 27 and 40 kg/m2
- All ethnic groups will be recruited
- English speaking
- Have access to the Internet via a computer, and basic computer skills
You may not qualify if…
- Report health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe or unreasonable
- Report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
- Are currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or intend to become pregnant in the next 12 months
- Are planning to move outside of the state within the next 12 months
- Report any cognitive or physical limitations that preclude use of a personal computer
- Have participated in a study conducted by the WCDRC or UT in the past 2 years
- Have followed a commercial weight-loss program within the previous 6 months or who are currently following a commercial weight loss program
- Weight loss of ≥ 5% of initial body weight in the last 6 months
- History of clinically diagnosed eating disorder excluding Binge Eating Disorder.
- Previous surgical procedure for weight loss
- Currently taking weight loss medication
- Treatment of cancer within the last 6 months
Where it is running
- Miriam Hospital Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- University of Tennessee — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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