Efficacy of a Web-based Weight Loss Program
5 juli 2012 uppdaterad av: Luzia Valentini, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Is the Support of a Web-based Weight Loss Program Effective in Supporting Self-initiated Weight Loss and Lifestyle Changes?
Since overweight and obesity, a risk factor for various diseases, is a prevalent problem in the modern society, it is important to search for new strategies to counteract this.
In contrast to in person support, the internet provides a low cost opportunity, which is able to reach a large part of the population.
Therefore a web-based weight loss program may be an adequate mean for many people.
Now it is hypothesised that a web-based weight loss program is able to support a reduction of body weight and weight-related cardiovascular risk factors effectively and to promote a healthier lifestyle.
It is expected that program use, compared to a control group, results in greater reductions in body weight and cardiovascular risk.
Studieöversikt
Studietyp
Interventionell
Inskrivning (Faktisk)
84
Fas
- Fas 2
Kontakter och platser
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Deltagandekriterier
Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.
Urvalskriterier
Åldrar som är berättigade till studier
30 år till 65 år (Vuxen, Äldre vuxen)
Tar emot friska volontärer
Nej
Kön som är behöriga för studier
Allt
Beskrivning
Inclusion Criteria:
- age 30-65 years
- body Mass Index: 27-39,9 kg/m2
- ECOG-Performance status degree 0 or 1
- basal internet skills
- private internet access
- signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- malign diseases
- major organ diseases
- inflammatory bowel diseases
- insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus
- pregnancy, breast feeding
- treatment of eating disorders (e.g. bulimia, anorexia nervosa) within past 5 years
- parallel participation in other weight loss programs or other trials
- weight loss > 5% within past 6 month
- chronic therapy with glucocorticoids
- subjects treated because of psychiatric disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) in the past
- subjects with expected non-compliance to protocol guidelines
Studieplan
Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.
Hur är studien utformad?
Designdetaljer
- Primärt syfte: Behandling
- Tilldelning: Icke-randomiserad
- Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
- Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)
Vapen och interventioner
Deltagargrupp / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Experimentell: KiloCoach
Study subjects use the KiloCoach program on at least 4 days per week within the first half of the 6 months intervention period.
In the second half, program usage is ad libitum.
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Study participants in this arm will use the program to record nutrition and physical activity on at least 4 days per week within the first and ad libitum within the second 3 months of the intervention period. Study visits will be conducted at baseline as well as after 1, 3 and 6 months. After 12 months a follow up visit will be conducted. |
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Inget ingripande: Control
Study subjects try to reduce body weight on their own, without participating in an organized weight loss program, over a period of 6 months.
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Study subjects try to reduce their body weight on their own. They are free to exercise and/or change nutritional habits. Not allowed is taking part in any structured weight loss program. Study visits will be conducted at baseline as well as after 1,3 and 6 months. A follow up visit will be conducted after 12 months. |
Vad mäter studien?
Primära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Tidsram |
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body weight reduction in %
Tidsram: after 3 months
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after 3 months
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Sekundära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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body weight reduction in %
Tidsram: after 6 and 12 months
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after 6 and 12 months
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cardiovascular risk
Tidsram: after 3,6 and 12 months
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Cardiovascular risk is assessed by hsCRP, Fetuin A, LDL/HDL-ratio, waist-to-hip-ratio, HOMA-IR, blood pressure, body mass index, lean body mass (LBM), fat mass (FM), body cell mass (BCM.)
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after 3,6 and 12 months
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Quality of life
Tidsram: after 3,6 and 12 months
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Quality of life is assessed by "Obesity and Weight-Loss Quality of Life-Instrument" and "Weight related symptom measure".
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after 3,6 and 12 months
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Nutrition and physical activity
Tidsram: after 3,6 and 12 months
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Nutritional intake (controls) is assessed by 3-day dietary protocols.
Physical activity is assessed by "International physical activity questionnaire" (IPAQ-long), lower limb strength and phase angle.
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after 3,6 and 12 months
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Publikationer och användbara länkar
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Allmänna publikationer
- Goldstein DJ. Beneficial health effects of modest weight loss. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1992 Jun;16(6):397-415.
- Truby H, Baic S, deLooy A, Fox KR, Livingstone MB, Logan CM, Macdonald IA, Morgan LM, Taylor MA, Millward DJ. Randomised controlled trial of four commercial weight loss programmes in the UK: initial findings from the BBC "diet trials". BMJ. 2006 Jun 3;332(7553):1309-14. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38833.411204.80. Epub 2006 May 23. Erratum In: BMJ. 2006 Jun 17;332(7555):1418.
- Tate DF, Jackvony EH, Wing RR. A randomized trial comparing human e-mail counseling, computer-automated tailored counseling, and no counseling in an Internet weight loss program. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Aug 14-28;166(15):1620-5. doi: 10.1001/archinte.166.15.1620.
- Harvey-Berino J, Pintauro S, Buzzell P, DiGiulio M, Casey Gold B, Moldovan C, Ramirez E. Does using the Internet facilitate the maintenance of weight loss? Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2002 Sep;26(9):1254-60. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802051.
- Harvey-Berino J, West D, Krukowski R, Prewitt E, VanBiervliet A, Ashikaga T, Skelly J. Internet delivered behavioral obesity treatment. Prev Med. 2010 Aug;51(2):123-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.04.018. Epub 2010 May 15.
- Tate DF, Wing RR, Winett RA. Using Internet technology to deliver a behavioral weight loss program. JAMA. 2001 Mar 7;285(9):1172-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.285.9.1172.
- Krukowski RA, Harvey-Berino J, Ashikaga T, Thomas CS, Micco N. Internet-based weight control: the relationship between web features and weight loss. Telemed J E Health. 2008 Oct;14(8):775-82. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0132.
- Galanis DJ, Kolonel LN, Lee J, Le Marchand L. Anthropometric predictors of breast cancer incidence and survival in a multi-ethnic cohort of female residents of Hawaii, United States. Cancer Causes Control. 1998 Mar;9(2):217-24. doi: 10.1023/a:1008842613331.
- Trentham-Dietz A, Newcomb PA, Egan KM, Titus-Ernstoff L, Baron JA, Storer BE, Stampfer M, Willett WC. Weight change and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2000 Jul;11(6):533-42. doi: 10.1023/a:1008961931534.
- Longin R, Grasse M, Aspalter R, Waldherr K. Effectiveness of the online weight reduction program KiloCoach and comparison with other evaluated commercial direct intervention and online programs. Obes Facts. 2012;5(3):372-83. doi: 10.1159/000339726. Epub 2012 Jun 14.
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Studera stora datum
Studiestart
1 september 2011
Primärt slutförande (Förväntat)
1 oktober 2012
Avslutad studie (Förväntat)
1 juli 2013
Studieregistreringsdatum
Först inskickad
3 juli 2012
Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
5 juli 2012
Första postat (Uppskatta)
6 juli 2012
Uppdateringar av studier
Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Uppskatta)
6 juli 2012
Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
5 juli 2012
Senast verifierad
1 juli 2012
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