Back to resultsBrief Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment vs. Weight Watchers
Primary Purpose
Obesity, Overweight
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Weight Watchers
brief behavioral weight loss treatment
brief behavioral + Weight Watchers combined treatment
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Obesity focused on measuring behavioral weight loss treatment, brief behavioral treatment, commercial weight loss programs, Weight Watchers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age 21-65 years BMI 27-45 kg/m2 Able to sign informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Women who are pregnant, nursing, less than 6 months postpartum, or plan to become pregnant during course of study Individuals who report a medical condition that would affect the safety and/or efficacy of a weight management program involving dietary change and physical activity (e.g., heart disease, cancer) Individuals with major psychiatric illness that would interfere with protocol adherence Individuals who are currently participating in a weight loss program or taking weight loss medication or lost >=5% of body weight during 6 months prior to screening Recent (within the past 12 months) participation in Weight Watchers
Sites / Locations
- Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center/The Miriam Hospital
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Weight Loss
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00249340
Brief Title
Brief Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment vs. Weight Watchers
Official Title
Comparison of a Brief Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention With the Weight Watchers Program
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
August 2005
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
November 2005 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
undefined (undefined)
Study Completion Date
July 2006 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Name of the Sponsor
The Miriam Hospital
4. Oversight
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Weight Watchers, brief behavioral treatment, and a combination treatment. We hypothesize that a combination treatment will achieve greater weight losses than Weight Watchers alone.
Detailed Description
Weight Watchers is a popular nonmedical commercial weight loss program. Recent studies suggest that people enrolled in Weight Watchers lose approximately 3-5 kg in 6 months of treatment. These outcomes are substantially lower than average weight losses achieved in 6 months if university/hospital-based standard behavioral treatment (approximately 10 kg). However, standard behavioral weight loss programs are expensive and have limited accessibility to most people seeking weight loss. Therefore, the purpose of the current study is to investigate whether enhancing Weight Watchers by adding an 8-week group-based behavioral weight loss program prior to participation in Weight Watchers will improve weight loss outcomes at 6 months.
Comparison: 6 months of Weight Watchers vs. combination treatment (2 months of standard behavioral weight loss treatment followed by 4 months of Weight Watchers) vs. 2 months of standard behavioral treatment.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Obesity, Overweight
Keywords
behavioral weight loss treatment, brief behavioral treatment, commercial weight loss programs, Weight Watchers
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
60 (false)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Weight Watchers
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
brief behavioral weight loss treatment
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
brief behavioral + Weight Watchers combined treatment
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Weight Loss
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
21 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Age 21-65 years BMI 27-45 kg/m2 Able to sign informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
Women who are pregnant, nursing, less than 6 months postpartum, or plan to become pregnant during course of study Individuals who report a medical condition that would affect the safety and/or efficacy of a weight management program involving dietary change and physical activity (e.g., heart disease, cancer) Individuals with major psychiatric illness that would interfere with protocol adherence Individuals who are currently participating in a weight loss program or taking weight loss medication or lost >=5% of body weight during 6 months prior to screening Recent (within the past 12 months) participation in Weight Watchers
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Rena R Wing, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
The Miriam Hospital
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Angela M Pinto, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
The Miriam Hospital
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center/The Miriam Hospital
City
Providence
State/Province
Rhode Island
ZIP/Postal Code
02903
Country
United States
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