NCT04150445

Internet Treatment for Persons With Overweight or Obesity

Internet Treatment for Overweight and Obese Patients - a Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Region Örebro County · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Overweight and obesity are increasing and more than 50% of all people over 18 years in Sweden are overweight or obese. Main causes are changes in lifestyle habits regarding diet and physical activity. Obesity increases the risk of various diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthrosis and cancer; it also affects the quality of life. Losing 5-10% of body weight can improve metabolic health and quality of life. However, weight loss is difficult to achieve and especially to maintain over a longer period of time. Treatment based on cognitive behavioral therapy improves long-term outcomes. A behavioral treatment program via the Internet has been developed that contains 12 treatment modules that the patient follows for 6 months. The patient has regular contact with a therapist who follows the patient's treatment process and provides support. The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the Internet-based treatment regarding weight reduction, change in eating habits, physical activity and quality of life. We also intend to investigate how feasible and user-friendly the treatment program is and the patients' experiences of the treatment effects.

Conditions

• Overweight and Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Internet treatment for overweight and obese patients	The behavioral treatment is provided via the Internet and comprises 12 modules that the patient follows for 6 months. The treatment modules include self-monitoring, goal setting, relapse prevention, psycho-education about nutrition, eating behavior, physical activity, sleep and stress management. Each module ends with one or more exercises to be completed before the next module is activated.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-12-10
• Primary completion: 2021-02-28
• Completion: 2021-02-28
• First posted: 2019-11-04
• Last updated: 2022-05-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden