Self-Weighing Instruction Feasibility Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Weight Loss, Body Weight

In brief

Scant data have been reported on the effects of weight self-monitoring during weight control. The purpose of this pilot project was to consider the questions: Is it possible to assign participants to engage in daily weight self-monitoring, and are there differential effects on mood of daily versus weekly weighing?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01966926

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

30

Starts

2009-10-01

Expected to finish

2010-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Body mass index between 25 and 35 kg/m2

You may not qualify if…

• Current weight loss program participation
• Chronic health conditions (diabetes, cancer, heart disease, psychiatric disorders requiring medication)
• Current or past eating disorder
• Current pregnancy or pregnant in past year

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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