Treating Obesity in Underserved Overweight Populations
Treating Obesity and Its Consequences in Underserved Overweight Populations
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interventional
320
1 country
2
Brief Summary
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions with nearly two-thirds of the US population either overweight or obese. Thus, novel strategies that both improve weight loss maintenance and are accessible to those most in need are the focus of this application, which will determine if a telemedicine system can help participants, who have undergone a weight loss program based in church and community centers, maintain their weight loss over a 1 year period. Telemedicine will provide support through self-monitoring, education, supervised chat room, bulletin board, and e-mail.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2007
Typical duration for not_applicable
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 5, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 7, 2006
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2007
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2010
CompletedOctober 23, 2008
October 1, 2008
2.3 years
September 5, 2006
October 22, 2008
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
subject's weight
3 and 15 months
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Use of telemedicine system
over 12 months
blood lipids
3 and 15 months
blood glucose
3 and 15 months
A1c
3 and 15 months
Insulin
3 and 15 months
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
1
EXPERIMENTALInternet based telemedicine weight maintenance program
2
ACTIVE COMPARATORIn person weight maintenance monthly consultations
Interventions
One year behavioral modification weight control program comparing in-person consultations (monthly) to a computer based telemedicine system (available 24/7).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- \<BMI\<45
- Able to walk
You may not qualify if:
- Diabetes on medications
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Temple Universitylead
- Geisinger Cliniccollaborator
- University of Pennsylvaniacollaborator
- Insight Telehealth Systemscollaborator
Study Sites (2)
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Guenther Boden, MD
Temple University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 5, 2006
First Posted
September 7, 2006
Study Start
October 1, 2007
Primary Completion
February 1, 2010
Study Completion
February 1, 2010
Last Updated
October 23, 2008
Record last verified: 2008-10