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CompletedNCT01211574

Pilot Study Testing Professional, Peer, and Mentor Health Coaches for Weight Loss

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
44 (actual)
Sponsor
The Miriam Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
40 Years – 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 types of health coaches, Peers, Mentors, or Professionals. The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of health coaching for weight loss.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALpeer coachParticipants will receive behavioral weight loss treatment and be coached by a peer between treatment visits.
BEHAVIORALmentorParticipants will receive behavioral weight loss treatment and be coached by a mentor between treatment visits.
BEHAVIORALProfessionalParticipants will receive behavioral weight loss treatment and be coached by a behavioral weight loss interventionist between treatment visits.

Timeline

Start date
2010-09-01
Primary completion
2011-04-01
Completion
2011-04-01
First posted
2010-09-29
Last updated
2012-07-13

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01211574. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.