NCT01966926

Self-Weighing Instruction Feasibility Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Minnesota · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Scant data have been reported on the effects of weight self-monitoring during weight control. The purpose of this pilot project was to consider the questions: Is it possible to assign participants to engage in daily weight self-monitoring, and are there differential effects on mood of daily versus weekly weighing?

Detailed description

This study tested the feasibility of assigning participants to daily or weekly weighing, monitored adherence to weighing instructions, and tracked additional behavioral and psychosocial indicators over a period of six months. It was hypothesized that there would be no differences in mood or adherence between daily versus weekly weighing conditions. Knowledge about the benefits of frequent self-weighing may shape public health recommendations for regular weighing as a weight reduction or obesity prevention strategy.

Conditions

• Weight Loss
• Body Weight

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	weighing frequency instructions and tips	Weekly emails with nutrition, physical activity, and weight tracking tips sent for 24 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-10-01
• Primary completion: 2010-05-01
• Completion: 2010-05-01
• First posted: 2013-10-22
• Last updated: 2019-11-01
• Results posted: 2014-02-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States