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Steps to Health: Targeting Obesity in the Health Care Workplace

NCT01299051 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 550

Last updated 2016-03-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The proposal of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two worksite weight management programs at Duke: Steps to Health (STH) ('usual standard of care') and the more extensive Steps to Health Plus! (STH+). We have added an additional follow-up, by invitation only, for participants in the study who agreed to be contacted for future research.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Steps to Health

Steps to Health (STH): The STH curriculum is a 12-month educational program targeting obese employees for healthy lifestyle changes for weight loss. The program includes: * Face-to-face visit with counselor during Month 1 to set specific health goals. * Telephone counseling at 6 and 12 months, coupled with biometric feedback sessions. * Monthly generic health education materials sent via e-mail. * Incentives (up to 1,000 STH dollars \[$100\]) to take part in the program assessments.

BEHAVIORAL

Steps to Health Plus!

The STH+ intervention is an intensive 12-month behavioral intervention targeting obese employees. It is stage-based and works with the participant at his/her level of readiness to change using counseling based on motivational interviewing. STH+ includes: * Face-to-face visit with counselor at Month 1 * Meeting with exercise physiologist in Month 2 * Monthly counseling sessions (in-person in Months 3, 6, 9 and 12, others via telephone) * Meeting with exercise physiologist during Month 5 * Quarterly biometric feedback (Months 3, 6, 9, and 12) * Incentives (up to 1,000 STH dollars \[$100\]) to take part in the program assessments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Truls Ostbye, MD, PHD · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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