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Phone Coaching for Weight Loss Maintenance

NCT04293055 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 77

Last updated 2024-12-31

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to examine whether 4 consecutive weeks of phone coaching aids in recovery from weight regain during weight loss maintenance. Individuals who previously achieved and maintained a \>=5% weight loss in a 1-year behavioral weight loss program were provided with a low-intensity maintenance intervention (monthly newsletters and smart scale). At baseline, participants were randomized to the coaching group or the control group (no coaching). If participants regained \>1.5% of their weight, randomization was "triggered." At this point, participants randomized to the coaching condition received 4 brief weekly coaching calls; participants randomized to the control condition received no additional intervention contact. Short-term and long-term weight change was assessed and compared between treatment groups.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Maintenance program

1-year weight loss maintenance program, consisting of monthly newsletters

BEHAVIORAL

Phone coaching

Some individuals will receive 4 consecutive weeks of phone coaching. The first coaching call will be approximately 30 minutes in duration and follow-up calls will be 10-15 minutes in duration. Coaches will help support participants in their weight loss maintenance efforts. Once coaching calls are completed, the participant will not have any other contact with their coach.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Miriam Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jessica L Unick, PhD · The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
72 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-04
Primary Completion
2023-08-23
Completion
2023-08-23

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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