Four Year Weight Change of Cornell Students

March 8, 2022 updated by: Cornell University
Examining the effect of daily self-weighing on the ability of student to prevent from gaining weight during their four years at Cornell.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A group of freshman volunteers were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups were given an internet based scale (Withings). The experimental group was asked to weigh themselves daily. The controls were asked to weigh themselves three times within one week every six months in response to being contacted by our researchers.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

200

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
    • New York
      • Ithaca, New York, United States, 14853
        • Dorms or student houseing

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 25 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental
weigh themselves daily
Behavioral: Experimental
Asked to weigh themselves
Active Comparator: Control
Weigh themselves every six months
Behavioral: Experimental
Asked to weigh themselves

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Body Weight
Time Frame: 3 1/2 year
weight gain
3 1/2 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Cornell 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

January 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 21, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 24, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

November 25, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 22, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 8, 2022

Last Verified

March 1, 2022

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1108002406

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