Web Based Follow up Intervention in Obesity Treatment for Women

NCT01675687 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: EK-12-098-VK ID by EC Vienna
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 84
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is designed to verify that web based follow up intervention after a classic multidisciplinary face-to-face obesity treatment will reinforced nutrition and exercise self-efficacy, improve drop out rate and advance sustainability after weight loss of obese women. Research Questions and Hypotheses

• How does a web based follow up intervention change self-efficacy of women participating in an obesity intervention?
• How does a web based follow up intervention affect the drop out rate of women participating in an obesity intervention?
• How does a web based follow up intervention influence sustainability of women participating in an obesity intervention?

Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

dietary habits and obesity; exercise habits and obesity; cognition and obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in nutrition- and exercise self-efficacy

  Changes in nutrition- and exercise self-efficacy will be measured by scores in questionnaires for nutrition- and exercise self-efficacy (Sportbezogene Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung - Fuchs \& Schwarzer, 1994 and Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire - Clark et al. 1991). A change of more than one standard deviation will be considered significant.

  Primary outcome measure is assessed at the beginning of the follow up support (baseline) and after 6 months (at completion of the follow up intervention by Internet or printed manual)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Dropout rate

  Secondary outcome measure is assessed at the beginning of the follow up support (baseline) and after 6 months (at completion of the follow up intervention by Internet or printed manual)

Other Outcomes (1)

• Sustainability of weight loss

  Further outcome measure is assessed at the beginning of the follow up support (baseline) and after 6 months (at completion of the follow up intervention by Internet or printed manual)

Study Arms (2)

Internet

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants of this intervention group get follow up support via Internet. They have access to new inputs biweekly consisting of * Thematic inputs and instructions (e.g. advice on shopping, cooking, regular exercise on daily routine, motivation and more) * assignments promoting self-awareness and introspection * spreadsheets promoting self-monitoring News and updates (e.g. recipes, gymnastic classes, meetings of self support groups and more) will be available each month. Tailored feedback of their behaviour will be given by documentation on spreadsheets.

Behavioral: Follow Up Support

Printed Manual

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants of this intervention group get follow up support via a printed manual. The manual consist of all the same inputs as are available to the Internet follow up group. * Thematic inputs and instructions (e.g. advice on shopping, cooking, regular exercise on daily routine, motivation and more) * assignments promoting self-awareness and introspection * spreadsheets promoting self-monitoring All inputs will be given at once at the beginning of the follow up intervention, only news and updates (e.g. recipes, gymnastic classes, meetings of self support groups and more) will be sent per mail each month. There is no tailored feedback of their behaviour as the paper-pencil documentation on spreadsheets can't be monitored by the psychologists.

Behavioral: Follow Up Support

Interventions

Follow Up Support BEHAVIORAL

inputs will be based on elements derived from cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness and awareness training

Internet; Printed Manual

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Women
• Age 18-80
• BMI 30-40
• Internet access
• Motivation and psychological stability to stay in a long term obesity intervention
• No medical conditions prohibiting moderate physical exercise

You may not qualify if:

• Men
• Age under 18 years
• BMI under 30 and above 40
• No Internet access
• No motivation and psychological stability to stay in a long term obesity intervention
• Medical conditions prohibiting moderate physical exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

• FEM Süd: lead

Study Sites (1)

FEM Süd

Vienna, 1100, Austria

Location

Related Links

• Homepage of the project (German)

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity; Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Sonja Rader, Mag.a

  FEM Süd

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 28, 2012
• First Posted: August 30, 2012
• Study Start: August 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2014
• Study Completion: September 1, 2014
• Last Updated: March 9, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03

Locations

AU (1)