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Evaluation of a SlimFast Internet Behavioral Weight Loss Program

NCT00200304 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 225

Last updated 2013-04-24

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Summary

The Internet has been used effectively in behavioral weight loss programs. Most of these programs have involved a therapist who provides email counseling. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a computer-assisted weight loss program could be developed (that would use pre-programmed computer generated messages rather than human generated messages) and whether this program would be as effective as the therapist-assisted weight loss program.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Internet weight loss with SlimFast and human counseling

BEHAVIORAL

Internet weight loss with SlimFast and computer counseling

BEHAVIORAL

Internet weight loss program with SlimFast

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Miriam Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rena R Wing, Ph.D. · The Miriam Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-01-31
Primary Completion
2003-01-31
Completion
2003-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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