NCT04293055

Phone Coaching for Weight Loss Maintenance

Examination of Phone Coaching as a Weight Loss Maintenance Strategy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 77 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 72 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to examine whether 4 consecutive weeks of phone coaching aids in recovery from weight regain during weight loss maintenance. Individuals who previously achieved and maintained a \>=5% weight loss in a 1-year behavioral weight loss program were provided with a low-intensity maintenance intervention (monthly newsletters and smart scale). At baseline, participants were randomized to the coaching group or the control group (no coaching). If participants regained \>1.5% of their weight, randomization was "triggered." At this point, participants randomized to the coaching condition received 4 brief weekly coaching calls; participants randomized to the control condition received no additional intervention contact. Short-term and long-term weight change was assessed and compared between treatment groups.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Weight Loss

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Maintenance program	1-year weight loss maintenance program, consisting of monthly newsletters
BEHAVIORAL	Phone coaching	Some individuals will receive 4 consecutive weeks of phone coaching. The first coaching call will be approximately 30 minutes in duration and follow-up calls will be 10-15 minutes in duration. Coaches will help support participants in their weight loss maintenance efforts. Once coaching calls are completed, the participant will not have any other contact with their coach.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-03-04
• Primary completion: 2023-08-23
• Completion: 2023-08-23
• First posted: 2020-03-03
• Last updated: 2024-12-31
• Results posted: 2024-12-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States