Telehealth for Weight Maintenance of African-American Women ("Exercise Your Faith")

NCT01402557 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 2006-0836R21DK078352
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 88
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Obesity can cause many health problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Although some people may lose weight through diet and exercise, many regain weight over time. There is a need to study new ways of helping people maintain their weight. The purpose of this research is to study the effect of a weight maintenance program provided through home television sets connected to the Internet.

Conditions

Overweight; Obesity

Keywords

Obesity; Body Weight Changes; Internet

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body mass index

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Physical activity

  12 months

• Dietary intake

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

Telephone Support Only

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

These participants receive telephone support only during the weight maintenance phase.

Behavioral: Weight Loss Church Program; Behavioral: Telephone Counseling

Telehealth

EXPERIMENTAL

These participants receive telehealth support (with Internet-enabled digital video recorders) during the weight maintenance phase. These participants also receive telephone support monthly.

Behavioral: Weight Loss Church Program; Behavioral: Telephone Counseling; Behavioral: Telehealth Support

Interventions

Weight Loss Church Program BEHAVIORAL

An initial 12-week weight loss program held in churches to ensure adequate participation, competence in performing exercises, and development of social relationships among participants. All participants attend the church programs prior to the weight maintenance phase.

Telehealth; Telephone Support Only

Telephone Counseling BEHAVIORAL

Following completion of the weight loss program, participants will receive monthly telephone counseling.

Telehealth; Telephone Support Only

Telehealth Support BEHAVIORAL

After the weight loss program, women will access the home weight maintenance telehealth program through Internet enabled digital video recorders connected to their television sets. The telehealth program includes three components: (1) Weekly Video: home access to weekly video programs including problem solving and relapse prevention strategies, as well as motivational stories; (2) Teleexercise: home access to updated video exercise programs; and (3) Electronic Communication: social support through online communication with other participants, and with an exercise and nutrition interventionist.

Telehealth

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 35 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Self-identification as an African-American or Black woman
• Age 35-65 years
• Body mass index 25-50 kg/m2
• Physician approval to safely exercise if any positive answers on Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
• Owns a television
• Has a working telephone line

You may not qualify if:

• Plans to move from the Chicago area during the coming year
• Has a household member already in the study
• Uses illicit drugs or drinks more than two alcoholic drinks daily
• Pregnant, nursing, or planning pregnancy
• Participating in an organized weight loss program or using pharmacotherapy for weight loss
• Use an assistive device for ambulation, or cannot participate in exercise classes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Chicago: lead
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Gerber BS, Schiffer L, Brown AA, Berbaum ML, Rimmer JH, Braunschweig CL, Fitzgibbon ML. Video telehealth for weight maintenance of African-American women. J Telemed Telecare. 2013 Jul;19(5):266-72. doi: 10.1177/1357633X13490901. Epub 2013 Jun 14.

  PMID: 24163236 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Overweight; Obesity; Body Weight Changes

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Ben Gerber, MD, MPH

  University of Illinois at Chicago

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 25, 2011
• First Posted: July 26, 2011
• Study Start: August 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2010
• Study Completion: March 1, 2010
• Last Updated: December 28, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-12