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Investigating Remote Access, Group-based Functional Imagery Training in the Community

NCT04953299 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2021-09-29

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Summary

The rise in obesity over the last two decades has led to an increased need to support individuals to lose weight but also reduce costs for healthcare settings. A review of group interventions for those with severe obesity concluded that group interventions are not only cost effective but also have good outcomes in terms of weight loss. A systematic review of individual and group based interventions for treating obesity found that group interventions were more effective but that the domain needed to be further explored.

Functional Imagery Training is a theoretically informed intervention that utilises client's intrinsic motivation to elicit effective behaviour change. It has drawn upon aspects of motivational interviewing and the use of imagery to develop an intervention that has been effective in many aspects including maintained weight loss when used on a 1:1 basis.

The investigators will conduct a Randomised Control Trial to test group-based delivery of FIT using the virtual platform Zoom versus the NHS 12 week online program as the current standard of what individuals seeking to lose weight can access independently.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Functional Imagery training

Behavioural intervention focused upon motivation and reaching achievable goals.

BEHAVIORAL

NHS 12 week weight loss programme

The plan is designed to help individuals lose weight at a safe rate of 0.5kg to 1kg (1lb to 2lb) each week by sticking to a daily calorie allowance and introducing exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Plymouth

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah Greene, Bsc, Ma · University of Plymouth

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-31
Primary Completion
2021-10-31
Completion
2022-10-31

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