Web-Based Weight Loss & Weight Maintenance Intervention for Older Rural Women, Also Known as Women Weigh-in for Wellness

Summary

This project will evaluate an Internet delivery strategy to address weight loss and maintenance among rural midlife and older women.

Conditions

• Overweight and Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Experimental: Web-based only (WO) weight intervention

The WO intervention included evidence-based lifestyle modification for healthy eating and activity, with self-monitoring and goal setting, and messages based on constructs from the Health Promotion Model across 3 phases. The intent of the phases was to deliver more intensive intervention during Phase 1, transitioning to less intensive intervention during phase 2, to providing support for self managed weight maintenance during Phase 3.

BEHAVIORAL

Experimental: WO plus peer-led discussion board (WD)

Includes WO intervention plus asynchronous discussion board managed by peer leader, whose identity is masked. The peer leader who posted theme-based messages, called primers, that were consistent with WO themes across phases.

BEHAVIORAL

Experimental: WO & professional email counseling (WE)

Includes WO intervention plus professional email counseling provided by a registered dietitian whose identity is masked. The email counselor is responsible for reviewing eating, activity, weight logs, and goals on the web-site and send e-mail feedback, in addition to responding to email questions. The e-mail process will follow the 5A's Model for Behavioral Counseling (assess, advise, agree, assist, and arrange) that was adapted for this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

  collaborator NIH

• University of Nebraska

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Carol H Pullen, EdD, RN · University of Nebraska

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

40 Years

Max Age

69 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2011-05-01

Primary Completion

2014-12-01

Completion

2016-08-01

Countries

• United States

Study Locations