NCT01264393

State-wide Health Approach to Increase Reach and Effectiveness: Study 1

Using a State-Wide Initiative to Disseminate Effective Behavioral Weight Loss Strategies

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 500 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Behavioral weight loss programs can successfully reduce body weight, but these programs are available to limited numbers of overweight and obese individuals. This project evaluates a unique weight loss approach that combines a self-sustaining weight loss campaign (for outreach) with training in behavioral weight loss strategies and strategies to increase accountability (to improve weight loss success). This innovative combination has the potential to be a cost-effective model for disseminating weight control interventions.

Detailed description

Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment arms: Shape Up Rhode Island (SURI; a community-based weight loss campaign), SURI plus an Internet-based behavioral weight loss program (SURI + IBWL), or SURI + IBWL + optional group sessions (SURI + IBWL + Group). Primary outcome is weight loss at 12-weeks.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Shape Up Rhode Island + Online Resources	Participants will receive Shape Up Rhode Island, which is a 12-week statewide physical activity and weight loss campaign in addition to online weight loss resources
BEHAVIORAL	Shape Up Rhode Island + Online Weight Loss Program	Participants will receive Shape Up Rhode Island, a 12-week statewide physical activity and weight loss campaign in addition to an online weight loss program
BEHAVIORAL	Shape Up Rhode Island + Online Weight Loss Program + Group sessions	Participants will receive Shape Up Rhode Island, a 12-week statewide physical activity and weight loss campaign in addition to an online weight loss program and the option of attending group sessions

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-03-01
• Completion: 2013-03-01
• First posted: 2010-12-21
• Last updated: 2013-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States