Lose 2 Win A Novel Method to Motivate Weight Loss Maintenance Among College Students

Overweight Clinical Trial

— L2W  

Official title:

"Lose 2 Win" Contests: A Novel Method to Motivate Weight Loss Maintenance Among College Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02021383
• Other study ID #: 1207S16661
• Secondary ID: 20807
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 1, 2012
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2014

Study information

• Verified date: May 2019
• Source: University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Investigators are conducting a randomized controlled trial with overweight and obese college students on the University of Minnesota campus. The primary outcome will be weight loss measured 12 months after study enrollment (corresponds to 10 months after the end of treatment).

Description:

Approximately 30% of college students are overweight or obese. Intervening on excess weight early may eliminate obesity-related morbidity. Evidence supports use of monetary incentives to encourage weight-loss; questions remain about the efficacy of contingency management on weight loss maintenance.

"Lose 2 Win" contests in which participants who achieve weight-loss goals are eligible for cash prizes, appear well-suited for implementation on campuses. Our objective in this two-phase trial is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of Lose 2 Win for weight-loss maintenance among college students.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 144
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2014
• Est. primary completion date: February 28, 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 24 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-24 years of age

• University of Minnesota Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior

• Plan on enrolling at the U of Minnesota through Spring 2013

• BMI greater than or equal to 26 and less than or equal to 35.5

• Have working internet and phone access

• Ability to read/write English

• Ability to safely engage in exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

• Currently pregnant or breastfeeding

• Prior or planned weight loss surgery

• Having a special diet or being a member of an "organized weight loss program"

• Diagnosis of Diabetes

• Have had Binge Eating Disorder

• Have lost greater than or equal to 10 pounds in the last 3 months

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obese
• Overweight
• Weight Loss

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Bi-weekly in person meetings with a Registered Dietician
Participants in the Contest Plus group had the opportunity to receive 5 in person meetings with a Registered Dietician. These meetings took place bi-weekly and gave the participants a chance to discuss food consumption, physical activity, meal planning and assessed the participant's weight at each visit. Participants in the Contest only and Control group were not eligible to receive these meetings.
• Financial incentives for weight loss maintenance
Participants in the Contest Plus and Contest Only groups were eligible for a lottery based financial incentive for maintaining their weight lost during phase 1 (Baseline to week 10) of the trial. There were three, month-long follow up assessments (weeks 16, 20 and 24) that participants were eligible for. The lottery prize was contingent upon the length of time they maintained their weight loss.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minnesota

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Maintenance of the weight lost from Baseline to Week 10 (Phase 1) measured ten months (week 52) after end of treatment (week 10).		Baseline, Week 10, Week 24, Week 52
Secondary	Change in physical activity from baseline on the Physical Activity Questionnaire at week 24		Baseline, Week 24
Secondary	Change in physical activity from baseline on the Physical Activity Questionnaire at week 52		Baseline, Week 52
Secondary	Change in nutritional quality of diet from baseline on the Block Food Questionnaire at week 24		Baseline, Week 24
Secondary	Change in nutritional quality of diet from baseline on the Block Food Questionnaire at week 52		Baseline, Week 52