NCT00263172

Weight Loss on the Web: A Pilot Study Comparing a Commercial Website to a Structured Behavioral Intervention

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: —
• Sponsor: University of Vermont · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary purpose of this study was to compare weight loss achieved through a behavioral online intervention vs. a commercial self-help website. The investigators hypothesized that there would be no difference in weight loss between groups.

Detailed description

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Novel approaches are needed to address this issue on a broad scale. The internet holds promise as a way to disseminate effective weight loss strategies. The primary purpose of this study was to compare weight loss achieved through a behavioral online intervention vs. a commercial self-help website. A second aim was to evaluate the utilization of web components and their relationship to weight loss between groups and within groups in order to determine what aspects of web usage correlate to weight loss.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Diet Therapy
• Weight Loss

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	behavior modification for weight loss

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-02-01
• Completion: 2005-03-01
• First posted: 2005-12-07
• Last updated: 2010-01-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States