Brigham and Women's Healthy Weight Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if a financial deposit contract is a successful method of helping people to maintain their weight loss. A deposit contract is an agreement in which participants put their own money at risk, with the goal of "earning" it back by achieving a goal, in this case maintaining prior weight loss. The study will also evaluate the interventions using survey research to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the interventions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02709642

Run by

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

People needed

42

Starts

2016-06-01

Expected to finish

2020-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-30

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• employee of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization (BWPO), or Partners working at the Francis Street complex of Brigham and Women's Hospital (either part-time or full-time)
• 18 years of age or older
• successfully and intentionally lost at least 10lbs within the past 18 months
• had a BMI over 25 at some point over the previous 18 months

You may not qualify if…

• plan to change jobs outside of the BWH Francis Street complex in the next year
• had weight-loss surgery in the past 3 years
• currently on a very low calorie (800 or fewer calories) liquid diet or taking weight loss medicine
• currently have cancer, a severe psychiatric disorder, an eating disorder, or another severe medical illness that may affect weight beyond control
• plan to become pregnant in the next year

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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