NCT00891943

A Trial of One to One Weight Management in Primary Care

A Randomised Controlled Trial of a One to One Weight Management Intervention in Primary Care

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 380 (estimated)
• Sponsor: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomised controlled trial to assess the sustained effects on weight, selected risk factors and sense of well-being of offering individualized weight management advice in the primary care setting to patients who wish to lose weight; and to identify the key factors influencing the success of the intervention.

Detailed description

Primary care could make a substantial impact on the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity and their associated adverse impact on health. The lack of a proven intervention may deter health professionals in primary care from providing support to their overweight patients as few obese people recall receiving weight control advice from a health professional. In this study we aim to conduct a large scale randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a longer-term structured lifestyle support programme provided by a research nurse and the provision of pedometers compared to usual care in overweight/ obese adults who wish to lose weight. We will assess the degree of weight loss over a period of 12 months as well as related factors such as changes in waist circumference, quality of life and cost-effectiveness of the interventions. The research is highly relevant to policy making at both national and local levels.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Overweight

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Structured lifestyle support	The intervention group will meet with a research nurse on 14 occasions over the 1 year research study, for structured lifestyle support, including dietary, physical activity and behavioral advice. They will also receive a pedometer.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-06-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2009-05-01
• Last updated: 2010-04-09

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United Kingdom