Financial Incentives for Weight Reduction Study

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Conditions studied: Obese

In brief

Financial incentives for motivating changes in health behavior, particularly for weight loss in obese individuals, are increasingly being tested by health insurers, employers, and government agencies. However, a key unanswered question regarding weight loss is how to structure these incentive programs to maximize their effectiveness, acceptability to patients, and economic sustainability. Focusing on obese patients living in neighborhoods with a high concentration of low socioeconomic status households, the investigators will compare the impact of financial incentives for weight loss on sustained weight loss, use of evidenced-based therapy, and quality of life, and they will determine their short-term and long-term return on investment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03157713

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

668

Starts

2017-10-16

Expected to finish

2021-03-22

Last updated by the study team

2023-05-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English or Spanish-speaking patients
• Under the care of a primary care physician at Manhattan VA, Bellevue, NYU Langone Medical Center, or Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
• With obesity, based on BMI of 30 to 40 kg/m2 during a prior visit in the past 6 months
• Who are between the age of 18 and 70 years
• Who have an active U.S. phone number and address

You may not qualify if…

• have had weight loss ≥4.5 kg
• participated in an intensive weight loss program in the past 6 mo.
• abuse alcohol/other substances
• have active psychosis/other cognitive issues
• have history of myocardial infarction/stroke in the past 6 mo. or metastatic cancer
• New York Heart Association Class III/IV heart failure
• Chronic Kidney Disease stage IV/V
• pregnant or breastfeeding or plan to become pregnant within subsequent 12 mo.
• have history of an eating disorder/unsafe weight-loss behaviors
• are unable to provide informed consent

Where it is running

• Olive View-UCLA Medical Center — Sylmar, California, United States
• NYU Lutheran Medical Center — Brooklyn, New York, United States

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