Preventing Weight Gain Among Those Who Decline Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment (STEADY)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Overweight and Obesity

In brief

The goal of this pilot trial is to pilot test an intervention to help prevent weight gain or produce weight loss among adults with obesity. Participants are asked to self-weigh on a smart scale for one year. Feasibility and acceptability outcomes are examined.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04751656

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

39

Starts

2021-04-16

Expected to finish

2023-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-01-31

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-70
• Body weight recorded in EHR in the prior month from a primary care setting.
• Last BMI in EHR either ≥30 kg/m2 or between 25.0-29.9 kg/m2 with documented weight-related comorbidity (hypertension, type II diabetes, pre-diabetes, dyslipidemia, sleep apnea).
• Weight ≤ 375 lbs.
• Self-report sending and receiving at least one text message per month for past 6 months.
• Not currently enrolled in comprehensive behavioral weight loss treatment.
• Respond "no" to question asking if they would like to enroll in a comprehensive weight loss program in the next month
• Has not engaged in self-weighing ≥ 5 times per week on average over prior month.
• Not pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant in next 6 months.
• Not currently undergoing radiation or chemotherapy for cancer.
• No history of eating disorders.
• Interested in enrolling in low-burden self-weighing intervention.
• Able to read and understand English without help

You may not qualify if…

• History of Congestive Heart Failure or heart attack in past 6 months.
• Planning to move out of the region in the following 12 months
• Answer incorrectly on an attention check/ validation survey item

Where it is running

• UF Health at the University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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