Online Resources to Manage Obesity and Health Risks in an Employee Wellness Program

August 21, 2013 updated by: Gretchen Purcell Jackson, Vanderbilt University
The purpose of this study is to determine whether different types of online health tools can aid overweight individuals in reducing their weight and managing their cardiovascular risk factors in the context of an employee wellness program.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

12

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
        • Vanderbilt University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Vanderbilt University employee
  • Completion of the 2009 Go For the Gold Health Risk Assessment (HRA)
  • Obesity defined by BMI > 30
  • Identification of an additional risk factor on the HRA by either (a) a personal history of diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol or (b) a reported cholesterol >= 240 mg/dl, blood glucose >= 126 mg/dl, a systolic blood pressure >= 140 mm Hg, or a diastolic blood pressure >= 90 mm Hg
  • Permission to be contacted regarding health on the HRA

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant females and those who become pregnant prior to completion of the study
  • Age younger than 18 years or older than 65 years
  • Non English speaking individuals

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Goal-Setting Tool
Other: Goal-Setting Tool
Access to an online health-related goal-setting tool through the MyHealthAtVanderbilt patient portal
Active Comparator: Health Web Sites
Other: Health Web Sites
Access to publicly available health-related web sites

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in body mass index
Time Frame: At enrollment and at 6 months
At enrollment and at 6 months
Change in excess body weight
Time Frame: At enrollment and at 6 months
At enrollment and at 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Vanderbilt University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gretchen P Jackson, M.D., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

May 13, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 22, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2013

Last Verified

August 1, 2013

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 100021

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