Effectiveness of Online Visit Compared With In-person Clinic Visit on Weight Loss
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Online visit and online counseling via telemedicine technology is a new service for obese people who wish to lose weight but because of their active lifestyle and time limitation cannot come to clinic. The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy this technology-based intervention on weight loss in obese and overweight female adults.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable obesity
Started Jun 2017
Typical duration for not_applicable obesity
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 27, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 31, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 20, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 10, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 11, 2020
CompletedMarch 18, 2021
October 1, 2019
8 months
May 27, 2017
March 17, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
weight
kg
24 Weeks
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Waist circumference
24 Weeks
Fasting blood glucose
24 Weeks
Fasting insulin level
24 Weeks
HbA1c
24 Weeks
HOMA-IR
24 Weeks
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
online visit group
EXPERIMENTALin online visit group , subjects has online visit with dietitian every 2 weeks
clinic visit group
EXPERIMENTALclinic visit group ,subject has every 2 weeks in person visit at clinic
self-directed group
EXPERIMENTALself-directed group ,subjects receive nutritional information via web and their energy needs for weight loss
Interventions
subjects has online visit with dietitian every 2 weeks+diet
Clinic visit group ,subjects has every 2 weeks in person visit at clinic+diet
self-directed group receives nutritional information via web and their energy needs for weight loss
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Must be female
- Must be 18-45 years of age.
- Must have Body mass index (BMI) between 27-35 kg/ m².
- Must be able to have moderate exercise.
- Must be interested to have weight loss.
- Have access to the internet via broad- band ADSL or Mobile 4G
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnancy or lactation during the previous 6 months, or planned pregnancy in the next six months.
- Taking medications that could affect metabolism or change body weight.
- Report heart problems, chest pain, and cancer within the last five years.
- Smoking
- Menopause
- Diagnosis of any chronic disease such as fatty liver, cancer, chemo/radio therapy, heart disease, immune compromised conditions, abnormal thyroid hormone level.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Novindiet Cliniclead
- University of Nottinghamcollaborator
- Tehran University of Medical Sciencescollaborator
Study Sites (2)
NovinDiet Clinic
Tehran, Iran
NovinDiet Clinic
Tehrān, Iran
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 27, 2017
First Posted
May 31, 2017
Study Start
June 20, 2017
Primary Completion
February 10, 2018
Study Completion
March 11, 2020
Last Updated
March 18, 2021
Record last verified: 2019-10