NCT03717428

Preventing Age-Related Weight Gain in the Workplace With Daily Weighing

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 280 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cornell University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To examine the effectiveness of daily weighing to prevent age-related weight gain.

Detailed description

Cornell employee's were recruited for a two-year weight gain prevention study. Height and weights were taken in our metabolic center. They were randomized into two group. The experimental group was given an internet based scale and asked to weigh themselves every morning immediately after rising. The other group was asked to return at the end of the study when they height and weight will again be measured.

Conditions

• Weight Gain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Daily Weighing Group	The Experimental group will weigh themselves everyday
DEVICE	Control group	This group will be weighed and measured at the beginning and end of the study and will not be weighing themselves daily

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-10-01
• Primary completion: 2019-06-30
• Completion: 2019-09-30
• First posted: 2018-10-24
• Last updated: 2022-03-22