SHARE Study 4: Financial Incentives for Weight Loss

August 29, 2016 updated by: The Miriam Hospital

Using a State-wide Initiative to Disseminate Effective Behavioral Weight Loss Strategies: Study 4

The purpose of this study is to examine different types of monetary incentive paradigms for weight loss.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

120

Phase

  • Phase 3

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
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
        • The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center

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 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • BMI >=25kg/m2
  • English speaking
  • Age 18-70

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe
  • Current pregnancy or plan to become pregnant int he next 12 months
  • Planned relocation
  • Current participation in weight loss research study

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
Active Comparator: Online weight loss + Incentives for behavior 3 months
Behavioral: Online weight loss + incentives for behavior 3 months
Participants will receive monetary incentives for submitting their behavior change information into a study website
Active Comparator: Online weight loss + Incentives for weight loss 3 months
Behavioral: Online weight loss + incentives for weight loss at month 3
Participants will receive an incentive for meeting their weight loss goal at month 3.
Active Comparator: Online weight loss + Incentives for behavior 12 months
Behavioral: Online weight loss + Incentives for behavior 12 months
Participants will receive incentives for submitting behavior change information over the course of 12 months.
Active Comparator: Online weight loss + Incentives for weight loss 12 months
Behavioral: Online weight loss + Incentives for weight loss 12 months
Participants will be receive monetary incentives for reaching their weight loss goal at months 3 and 12.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
weight change from initial assessment to the 3-month follow-up assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram
Time Frame: 0 to 3 months
0 to 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
weight change from the initial assessment to the 12 month assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram
Time Frame: 0 to 12 months
0 to 12 months
Weight change from the 3 month assessment to the 12 month assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram
Time Frame: 3 to 12 months
3 to 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The Miriam Hospital

Collaborators

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rena Wing, PhD, The Miriam Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Tricia M Leahey, PhD, The Miriam Hospital

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

January 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 6, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 6, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

December 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 30, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2016

Last Verified

August 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 211699-14

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