Obesity Treatment in a Managed Care Setting

Obesity Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00062985
• Other study ID #: OBMANC (completed)
• Secondary ID: R01DK053826
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 18, 2003
• Last updated: October 20, 2017
• Start date: March 1999
• Est. completion date: February 2005

Study information

• Verified date: October 2017
• Source: University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two different delivery formats for weight management in a managed care setting. Mail-based weight counseling and phone-based weight counseling will be compared to each other and a control condition. Primary outcomes are participation rates in programs, weight change, and cost.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1801
• Est. completion date: February 2005
• Est. primary completion date: October 2003
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

• at least 18 years of age

• BMI = 27.8 kg/m2 for men

• BMI = 27.3 kg/m2 for non-pregnant or lactating women

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity
• Weight Loss

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mail-based weight loss intervention

• Phone-based weight loss intervention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology	Minneapolis	Minnesota

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Jeffery RW, Sherwood NE, Brelje K, Pronk NP, Boyle R, Boucher JL, Hase K. Mail and phone interventions for weight loss in a managed-care setting: Weigh-To-Be one-year outcomes. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003 Dec;27(12):1584-92. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in body weight		6 and 12 months