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Financially incentivized weight loss for Diabetes

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Led By Tom Elliott, MD
Research Sponsored by Tom Elliott
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 3 months and 6 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a change in behavior (exercise or diet) or a financial incentive can help people with diabetes better control their blood sugar and lipids.

Eligible Conditions
  • Diabetes

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months and 6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Three months average blood glucose (A1c)
Secondary outcome measures
A1c
apo B
systolic blood pressure (SBP)
Other outcome measures
Composite: Psychosocial outcomes are depressive symptoms, Diabetes specific quality of life
body mass index (BMI)
waist circumference
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Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Financially incentivized weight lossActive Control1 Intervention
Participants can be assigned to the financially incentivized weight loss group in which they can receive 50 dollars at the end of the month if they achieve their monthly weight loss goal.
Group II: Supervised ExerciseActive Control1 Intervention
Participants can be assigned to the supervised exercise arm which they will receive supervised professional training once a week.
Group III: Standard of CarePlacebo Group1 Intervention
Participants can be assigned to standard of care where they receive no intervention.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Tom ElliottLead Sponsor
Tom Elliott, MDPrincipal InvestigatorBCDiabetes.Ca

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Lifestyle Strategies for Improving Diabetes Outcomes
Tom Elliott 2018. "Lifestyle Strategies for Improving Diabetes Outcomes". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02210845.
All > Gestational Diabetes
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