The Use of the Internet to Facilitate Weight Loss and Maintenance.

This study has been completed.

First Received on January 17, 2001. Last Updated on January 12, 2010 History of Changes

Sponsor:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00008827

Purpose

This project is assessing the effectiveness of using the Internet as a tool to facilitate the maintenance of weight lost in a behavioral weight control program. Participants attend a standard behavioral weight control intervention via Interactive Television and after 6 months are randomly assigned to one of three groups; a control group, an in-person weight maintenance group and a maintenance group that meets over the Internet. This research project is being conducted in Vermont.

Condition	Intervention
Obesity	Behavioral: Behavioral weight loss

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	The Use of the Internet to Facilitate Weight Loss and Maintenance.

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity Weight Control

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

Study Start Date:	September 2000
Estimated Study Completion Date:	April 2001

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

BMI between 25 and 39.9
Internet connection

Exclusion Criteria:

Major medical problems
Inability to walk for exercise

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00008827

Locations

United States, Vermont
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Jean Harvey-Berino

University of Vermont

More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00008827 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	HarveyBerinoInternet (cmpltd), R01 DK56746
Study First Received:	January 17, 2001
Last Updated:	January 12, 2010
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

Obesity
Behavioral weight control
Internet

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Obesity
Weight Loss
Overnutrition
Nutrition Disorders

Overweight
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Body Weight Changes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 12, 2012