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Study to Promote Weight Loss in Primary Care Practices

NCT00749606 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 257

Last updated 2018-02-12

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if primary care based, telephone-delivered weight loss interventions are effective.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Individual telephone intervention

Individually administered telephone-based weight loss intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program (weekly nurse calls for the first 5 weeks, then monthly, to cover the 16 topics from the Diabetes Prevention Program). In year 1 (after the first 5 weeks), the "coach" will have 3 weekly calls per month with participants. Contact will decrease to monthly in year 2. In year 3 there will be no contact arranged by study staff.

BEHAVIORAL

Group telephone intervention

Group education conference calls administered weight loss intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program (weekly nurse calls for the first 5 weeks, then monthly, to cover the 16 topics from the Diabetes Prevention Program). In year 1 (after the first 5 weeks), the "coach" will have 3 weekly calls per month with participants. Contact will decrease to monthly in year 2. In year 3 there will be no contact arranged by study staff.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ruth S. Weinstock, MD PhD · State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

  • Paula Trief, PhD · State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-10-31
Completion
2014-12-31

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