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Daily Self-Weighing for Obesity Management in Primary Care

NCT04044794 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 396

Last updated 2026-03-23

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Summary

Many adults with obesity continue to gain weight even though they do not want to. This project will test the effects of a primary care intervention in which people with obesity receive an electronic scale and recommendations to weigh themselves daily. This will help us understand whether daily self-weighing might be a way to prevent continued weight gain.

Conditions

  • Overweight and Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Care

Standard care includes standardized educational materials to promote self-management of body weight along with provision of $60 for participants to purchase supplies or equipment to facilitate weight management.

BEHAVIORAL

Daily Self-Weighing

Participants will receive a wireless digital scale and will be asked to keep the scale in their home, weigh daily at the same time, and view their weight trajectory on the scale's digital display.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indiana University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cornell University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-11-04
Primary Completion
2025-10-13
Completion
2025-10-13

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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