The Effect of Telephone and Video Counseling on Weight Loss and Quality of Life

The Effect of Telephone and Video Counseling Given to Obese Individuals on Weight Loss and Quality of Life in the COVID-19 Pandemic: an RCT

Individuals with obesity are at higher risk for severe disease, hospitalizations, and death from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Social distancing guidelines intended to prevent viral spread during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major changes to daily routines . Several studies have demonstrated that individuals with overweight/obesity reported worsening mental health, poor eating habits , less physical activity (PA) since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of these pandemic rules, the use of phone/video consultancy applications and online classes for body weight control and diet monitoring is increasing. Therefore, in this study it is aimed to determine the effect of diet counseling via phone or video on weight loss and to compare it with the traditional follow-up method in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Obesity; Weight Loss
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Dietary intervention

Detailed Description

The use of phone/video consultancy applications for body weight control and diet monitoring is increasing. One of the main reasons for this situation is that individuals care more about the social distance rule as a result of the increase in health concerns after the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. In addition, due to the uncertainty of how long the pandemic will last, many people are adapting to online applications and programs quicly. However, it's unclear which method of phone/video-based diet counseling is more successful or preferable to traditional diet follow-up. Based on the above-mentioned information; in this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of diet counseling via phone or video on weight loss and to compare it with the traditional follow-up method in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Individuals who meet the research criteria will randomize according to their file numbers (with the ramdomizer program) and divide into 3 groups: telephone counseling (15), video counseling (15) and traditional follow-up group (Figure 1.). Food consumption records, anthropometric measurements and quality of life scale scores of all individuals will record at the beginning and end of the study (Figure 2.). In order to prevent interaction between individuals, all diet programs will prepare at different times and individually.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 45
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey, 06000
    • Ümüş Özbey

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years to 61 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being between the ages of 20-65
• Being obese (BMI≥30 kg/m2)
• Having a smartphone with internet access and being competent to use it
• Volunteering to participate in research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being pregnant/lactating
• Having a hearing problem
• Being on a followed diet program

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: phone counseling; dietary intervention via phone counseling	Behavioral: Dietary intervention; Dietary intervention: Preparation and follow-up of diet program.
Experimental: video counseling; dietary intervention via video counseling	Behavioral: Dietary intervention; Dietary intervention: Preparation and follow-up of diet program.
Experimental: Traditional follow up; dietary intervention via traditional follow up	Behavioral: Dietary intervention; Dietary intervention: Preparation and follow-up of diet program.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Weight chance	BMI (kilogram/ metre2 (kg/m2))	At the end of the 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Quality of Life Score	The score ranges from 0 to 100 points, with an increased score reflecting improved quality of life	At the end of the 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ankara University
• Collaborators: Amasya University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: ümüş Ö yücel, Dr, Ankara University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 15, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): July 18, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 3, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): March 11, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 20, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 18, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Obesity; Weight Loss; COVID-19 pandemic
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Body Weight Changes; Weight Loss; Body Weight
• Other Study ID Numbers: AmasyaUniv

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No