Phone Coaching for Weight Loss Maintenance

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Examination of Phone Coaching as a Weight Loss Maintenance Strategy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04293055
• Other study ID #: 1561299
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 4, 2020
• Est. completion date: August 23, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: The Miriam Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether weight loss maintenance can be improved by providing individuals with 4 consecutive weeks of phone coaching during the maintenance period. Individuals who previously achieved and maintained a >=5% weight loss in a 1-year behavioral weight loss program will be provided with a low-intensity maintenance intervention. Some individuals will be selected to receive phone coaching. Assessments of weight, physical activity, and other weight-related behaviors will occur at baseline, 6 months, and 1 year.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 77
• Est. completion date: August 23, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 23, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 72 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-72 years of age

• Recent completion of a 1-year behavioral weight loss program

• Achievement of >=5% weight loss at the end of the 1-year weight loss program

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not currently enrolled in another weight management program

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Weight
• Obesity
• Weight Loss

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Maintenance program
1-year weight loss maintenance program, consisting of monthly newsletters
• 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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center	Providence	Rhode Island

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Miriam Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Percent weight change at 6 months		6 months after study enrollment
Primary	Percent weight change at 12 months		12 months after study enrollment
Secondary	Change in physical activity minutes (min/week)	Physical activity will be assessed via an Actigraph accelerometer which is worn on the waist	12 months after study enrollment