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Is Monitoring Activity Important for Short- and Long-term Weight Loss?

NCT00544245 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 83

Last updated 2011-08-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is comparing the effectiveness of two techniques for monitoring physical activity and energy balance on long-term weight management (two years). The focus is on weight loss, prevention of weight gain, and the maintenance of a healthy weight over time. It is expected that both techniques will benefit long-term weight management.

Conditions

  • Overweight and Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self monitoring of estimated energy balance

Participant estimation of energy intake and energy expenditure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Hawaii

    lead OTHER

  • The Apex Fitness Group

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Bookman Publishing Company

    collaborator UNKNOWN

Principal Investigators

  • Charles A Titchenal, PhD · Human Nutrition, Food & Animal Sci / Univ of Hawaii

  • Joannie C Dobbs, PhD · Human Nutrition, Food & Animal Sci / Univ of Hawaii

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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