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- Clinical Trial NCT05646771
Feasibility Study for Collaborate2Lose
September 15, 2023 updated by: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Feasibility Study for Collaborate2Lose: Collaborating With Support Persons to Improve Long-term Weight Loss
In this feasibility study, dyads comprising a Veteran with obesity and a cohabiting adult support person will participate in group-based weight management counseling.
Counseling will be delivered using an approved virtual technology platform.
The curriculum is based on the VA national MOVE! weight management curriculum and involves additional content focusing on couples' communication skills.
Study Overview
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
20
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 Contact
- Name: Kara L Gavin, PhD
- Phone Number: 6082620950
- Email: gavin@surgery.wisc.edu
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Jennie Embree
- Email: jlembree@wisc.edu
Study Locations
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Wisconsin
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
- University of Wisconsin
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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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Description
Inclusion Criteria (Veteran):
- Aged 18 years or older
- BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
- Had at least one visit with their primary care provider at the Madison VA within the past year (in-person or telehealth)
- Weight ≤ 420lbs due to limit of the study scales
- Cohabitating and daily contact for at least the past 6 months with an adult who can provide support (e.g. spouse/domestic partner, sibling, friend, family member) during the study period
- Desire to lose weight
- Ability to speak English
- Agrees to attend visits per protocol
- Score of at least 4 out of 6 on a validated cognitive screener
- Access to hardware and internet connection to enable participation with approved virtual platform
- Individual email address
- Able to stand on a scale without assistance
Exclusion Criteria (Veteran):
- Medication other than metformin, incretin mimetics and incretin enhancers for type 2 diabetes due to increased risk for hypoglycemia
- Active dementia, psychiatric illness, or substance abuse
- History of bariatric surgery
- Diuretic medication doses higher than hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg daily, furosemide 40 mg daily, Torsemide 20 mg daily, Bumetanide 1 mg daily or any use of Metolazone). Use of potassium-sparing diuretics is acceptable.
- Chronic kidney disease at stage 4 or higher
- Participation in MOVE! in the past 3 months
- Currently enrolled in a research or clinical program focusing on lifestyle change
- Pregnancy or planning to become pregnant in the next 18 months, or breastfeeding
- Psychiatric illness not well-controlled by medication or therapy
- Score ≥ 8 on alcohol abuse screener
- Use of any drugs not prescribed, excluding cannabis
- Weight loss ≥ 10lb in the month prior to screening
- Living in a facility such as a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or assisted living facility
- Is unable to control what food is prepared and/or served in household
- Problems with hearing that prevent attendance to a virtual class and talking on the telephone
- Currently enrolled in a research or clinical program focusing on lifestyle change
- History of bariatric surgery (reconfirm) or planning to have bariatric surgery in the next 18 months
- Current use of weight loss medications
- Worsening heart failure requiring medication dose change in the past 6 months
- Hospitalization for heart problems in the past 6 months
- Current treatment or treatment in the past 6 months for cancer (besides non-melanoma skin cancers)
- Dizziness or lightheadedness at rest or associated with physical activity
- Chest pain in the past 6 months
Inclusion Criteria (support person):
- Aged 18 years or older
- Willing to participate
- Score of at least 4 out of 6 on a validated cognitive screener
- Ability to speak English
Exclusion Criteria (support person):
- Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2)
- Active dementia, uncontrolled psychiatric illness, or substance abuse
- Living in a facility such as a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or assisted living facility
- Problems with hearing that prevent attendance to a virtual class and talking on the telephone
- Any severe health issue that would impair the partner's ability to provide support
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: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Partner-Supported
Dyads comprised of one Veteran and a cohabitating support person will participate in a behavioral weight management intervention.
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Remotely delivered, partner-supported weight management counseling delivered in group visits every two weeks over 14 weeks (8 sessions)
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Screening to enrollment ratio
Time Frame: baseline
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We will calculate the screening to enrollment ratio.
Our feasibility metric is 2:1 (i.e., 2 people start the phone screening in order to have one provide consent).
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baseline
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Retention Rate for primary outcome
Time Frame: 16 weeks
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The outcome assessment retention rate at 16 weeks will be calculated as [#of index participants who provide a weight at 16 weeks/number who provided a baseline weight].
Our metric is at least 80% retention at 16 weeks.
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16 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Weight
Time Frame: 16 weeks
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Weight at 16 weeks is the primary endpoint.
Veterans will be asked to weigh themselves during a virtual study visit, on a study-provided scale, while wearing light clothing (i.e., no outerwear such as jackets), with shoes removed.
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16 weeks
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Intervention adherence
Time Frame: 14 weeks
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Intervention adherence is calculated as the average number of group sessions attended by index participants.
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14 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Corrine Voils, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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 (Actual)
March 13, 2023
Primary Completion (Actual)
August 8, 2023
Study Completion (Actual)
August 8, 2023
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
December 2, 2022
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 2, 2022
First Posted (Actual)
December 12, 2022
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
September 18, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 15, 2023
Last Verified
September 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2021-0629
- SMPH/SURGERY/WISOR (Other Identifier: UW Madison)
- Protocol Version 1/24/23 (Other Identifier: UW Madison)
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
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