Effects of a Minimal-Contact Lifestyle Intervention on Physical Activity, Diet, and Body Weight

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Weight Loss

In brief

The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial, to determine whether providing financial incentives for meeting daily step goals (a) increases the daily step counts of participants, (b) increases compliance with the overall program (including diet recommendations), and (c) increases weight loss.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02008071

Run by

University of Tennessee

People needed

57

Starts

2013-03-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-07-22

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• required to be able to read.
• required to have access to a computer.
• required to have a body mass index between 27 and 45 kg.m-2.
• required to take fewer than 7,000 steps per day at baseline (as determined by a pedometer, averaged across 4-7 days).

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals who report having an injury or physical limitation that renders them unable to walk ¼ mile without difficulty.
• Uncontrolled cardiovascular or metabolic condition determined by health history questionnaire.

Where it is running

• University of Tennessee — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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