Back to resultsFour Year Weight Change of Cornell Students
Primary Purpose
Weight Gain
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Experimental
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Weight Gain focused on measuring among college students
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
Sites / Locations
- Dorms or student houseing
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Active Comparator
Arm Label
Experimental
Control
Arm Description
weigh themselves daily
Weigh themselves every six months
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Body Weight
weight gain
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02300493
Brief Title
Four Year Weight Change of Cornell Students
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
March 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
January 2013 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
June 2016 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 2016 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Cornell University
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Examining the effect of daily self-weighing on the ability of student to prevent from gaining weight during their four years at Cornell.
Detailed Description
A group of freshman volunteers were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Both groups were given an internet based scale (Withings). The experimental group was asked to weigh themselves daily. The controls were asked to weigh themselves three times within one week every six months in response to being contacted by our researchers.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Weight Gain
Keywords
among college students
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
200 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Experimental
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
weigh themselves daily
Arm Title
Control
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Weigh themselves every six months
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Experimental
Intervention Description
Asked to weigh themselves
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Body Weight
Description
weight gain
Time Frame
3 1/2 year
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
25 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Healthy
Exclusion Criteria:
Pregnancy
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Dorms or student houseing
City
Ithaca
State/Province
New York
ZIP/Postal Code
14853
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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