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Preventing Age-Related Weight Gain in the Workplace With Daily Weighing (Weigh2Go)

Primary Purpose

Weight Gain

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Daily Weighing Group
Control group
Sponsored by
Cornell University
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Weight Gain

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy, non-diabetic

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of eating disorders

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm 2

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Active Comparator

    Arm Label

    Daily Weighing Group

    Control Group

    Arm Description

    This group will be weighed and height measured in our metabolic unit at the beginning and end of the two year experimental period. In addition, the intervention in Daily Weighing Group is that they will be given an internet based scale and asked to weigh themselves immediately after rising from bed every morning for the duration of the two year experimental period.

    The only intervention for the control group is that they will be weighed and height measured at the beginning and end of the experimental period in our metabolic unit.

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    Weight Change
    body weight

    Secondary Outcome Measures

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    First Posted
    May 17, 2018
    Last Updated
    March 8, 2022
    Sponsor
    Cornell University
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT03717428
    Brief Title
    Preventing Age-Related Weight Gain in the Workplace With Daily Weighing
    Acronym
    Weigh2Go
    Official Title
    Preventing Age-Related Weight Gain in the Workplace With Daily Weighing
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    March 2022
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Completed
    Study Start Date
    October 1, 2016 (Actual)
    Primary Completion Date
    June 30, 2019 (Actual)
    Study Completion Date
    September 30, 2019 (Actual)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Sponsor
    Name of the Sponsor
    Cornell University

    4. Oversight

    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
    No
    Data Monitoring Committee
    Yes

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    To examine the effectiveness of daily weighing to prevent age-related weight gain.
    Detailed Description
    Cornell employee's were recruited for a two-year weight gain prevention study. Height and weights were taken in our metabolic center. They were randomized into two group. The experimental group was given an internet based scale and asked to weigh themselves every morning immediately after rising. The other group was asked to return at the end of the study when they height and weight will again be measured.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Weight Gain

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Prevention
    Study Phase
    Not Applicable
    Interventional Study Model
    Single Group Assignment
    Model Description
    Effect of self-weighing to prevent age-related weight gain
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    Randomized
    Enrollment
    280 (Actual)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    Daily Weighing Group
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    This group will be weighed and height measured in our metabolic unit at the beginning and end of the two year experimental period. In addition, the intervention in Daily Weighing Group is that they will be given an internet based scale and asked to weigh themselves immediately after rising from bed every morning for the duration of the two year experimental period.
    Arm Title
    Control Group
    Arm Type
    Active Comparator
    Arm Description
    The only intervention for the control group is that they will be weighed and height measured at the beginning and end of the experimental period in our metabolic unit.
    Intervention Type
    Device
    Intervention Name(s)
    Daily Weighing Group
    Other Intervention Name(s)
    Daily weighing
    Intervention Description
    The Experimental group will weigh themselves everyday
    Intervention Type
    Device
    Intervention Name(s)
    Control group
    Other Intervention Name(s)
    Not weighing daily
    Intervention Description
    This group will be weighed and measured at the beginning and end of the study and will not be weighing themselves daily
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Weight Change
    Description
    body weight
    Time Frame
    2 year

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    18 Years
    Maximum Age & Unit of Time
    65 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: Healthy, non-diabetic Exclusion Criteria: History of eating disorders
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Patrick Stover
    Organizational Affiliation
    Cornell University
    Official's Role
    Study Director

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Plan to Share IPD
    No

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