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Enhanced Internet Behavior Therapy for Treating Obesity

The purpose of this study is to compare two Internet-based behavioral weight loss programs.

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Given the increasing prevalence of obesity and fact that many adults have a strong preference to lose weight without attending weekly treatment meetings, there is need to develop effective alternatives to behavioral lifestyle interventions requiring less face-to-face contact. The Internet offers exciting opportunities to deliver behavior change interventions that minimize face-to-face interaction. We have recently developed and tested an Internet behavioral weight loss program compared with an Internet educational program in a randomized trial and found the behavioral program produced significantly better weight losses (4.1 kg) at 6 months. Our study clearly establishes the potential for using the Internet to deliver alternative treatment programs; however, treatment efficacy research is needed to further develop an Internet approach that will promote longer-term weight loss. The objectives of the proposed study are I) to enhance our Internet program to develop a state of the art Internet Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (I-CBT) program for obesity treatment; and 2) to conduct a randomized trial comparing the enhanced program with a Minimal CBT program also delivered via the Internet. We propose to recruit 100 overweight adults and randomly assign them to Enhanced Internet CBT or Minimal Internet CBT programs. The Minimal I-CBT condition will be given links to weight loss websites, weekly structured cognitive-behavioral lessons for weight loss, weekly prompting, and an on-line bulletin board. The Enhanced I-CBT program will have these same features plus weekly on-line group therapy sessions, computer-aided self-monitoring diaries, and weekly individual e-mail feedback from a therapist. The primary outcome is weight loss from 0-12 months. Secondary outcomes will examine patterns of weight change and changes in waist, diet, physical activity, and social support. The proposed research has significant implications for expanding the audience served by obesity treatment program by using the Internet. This study utilizes an innovative approach and extends our programmatic research on the development of a cognitive-behavioral Internet treatment for obesity.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding

100

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Forenede Stater, 27599
        • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

21 år til 60 år (Voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ja

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • BMI 25 to 40

Exclusion Criteria:

  • heart attack, stroke, cancer in the last 5 years, angina, diabetes that is treated with oral agents or insulin (people with type 2 diabetes whose disease is controlled through diet and exercise alone will be considered eligible), orthopedic or joint problems that would prohibit exercise;
  • major psychiatric diagnoses and organic brain syndromes;
  • pregnant, lactating, less than 6 months post-partum, or plan to become pregnant w/in 12 mos.
  • currently taking weight loss medications or lost > 5% of body weight during the past 6 months;
  • intend to move to another city within the 12 month study duration;
  • have another family member living in the household enrolled in the study
  • heart problems, frequent chest pains, or faintness or dizziness

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
weight change from 0 to 12 months

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
patterns of weight change (0-3, 3-6, 6-12 months)
change in waist circumference
change in physical activity
change in dietary intake
change in social support

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Sponsor

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Deborah F. Tate, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. september 2003

Studieafslutning

1. oktober 2006

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

19. september 2005

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

19. september 2005

Først opslået (Skøn)

21. september 2005

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)

18. marts 2010

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

17. marts 2010

Sidst verificeret

1. marts 2010

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • R03 DK60058 (completed 2007)

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