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Comparison of Two Workplace-Sponsored Obesity Prevention Programs

NCT00481715 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1020

Last updated 2011-01-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States with nearly 64% of American adults considered overweight or obese. Weight loss programs that take place at work have proven to be effective at promoting healthy lifestyles. The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a Web-based weight loss program versus a cash incentive weight loss program among employees at North Carolina universities and colleges.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Web-Based Weight Loss Program

Participants will take part in a Web-based weight loss program.

BEHAVIORAL

Cash Incentive Weight Loss Program

Participants will take part in a cash incentive weight loss program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laura A. Linnan, ScD, CHES · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2010-12-31

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