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Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Obesity

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by The Miriam Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Interested in losing weight
Regular internet and e-mail access
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up week 12 (post-treatment)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether tailoring a weight loss program to address 3 specific barriers faced by sexual minority women will make the program more effective. They will be piloting the program with 8 participants and using feedback to refine the program.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obesity

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~week 12 (post-treatment)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 12 (post-treatment) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Intervention Acceptability

Trial Design

8Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Weight Loss Program OnlyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants complete an online behavioral weight loss program.
Group II: Weight Loss Program + Social Support ProgramExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants complete (1) an online behavioral weight loss program and (2) an adjunctive Social Support Intervention that provides participants with online opportunities to give and receive real-time social support for weight loss efforts.
Group III: Weight Loss Program + Coping with Stress Program + Social Support ProgramExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Participants complete a (1) online behavioral weight loss program, (2) an adjunctive intervention that teaches strategies for coping with stress & stigma due to weight, sexual orientation, and gender & its impact on weight loss, and (3) an adjunctive Social Support Intervention that provides participants with online opportunities to give and receive real-time social support for weight loss efforts.
Group IV: Weight Loss Program + Coping with Stress Program + Body Image Program + Social Support ProgramExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
Participants complete (1) an online behavioral weight loss program, (2) an adjunctive intervention that teaches strategies for coping with stress & stigma due to weight, sexual orientation, and gender & its impact on weight loss, (3) an adjunctive Social Support Intervention that provides participants with online opportunities to give and receive real-time social support for weight loss efforts, and (4) an adjunctive intervention for improving negative body image and reducing its impact on weight loss.
Group V: Weight Loss Program + Coping with Stress Program + Body Image ProgramExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Participants complete (1) an online behavioral weight loss program, (2) an adjunctive intervention that teaches strategies for coping with stress & stigma due to weight, sexual orientation, and gender & its impact on weight loss, and (3) an adjunctive intervention for improving negative body image and reducing its impact on weight loss.
Group VI: Weight Loss Program + Coping with Stress ProgramExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants complete (1) an online behavioral weight loss program and (2) an adjunctive intervention that teaches strategies for coping with stress & stigma due to weight, sexual orientation, and gender & its impact on weight loss.
Group VII: Weight Loss Program + Body Image Program + Social Support ProgramExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Participants complete (1) an online behavioral weight loss program, (2) an adjunctive Social Support Intervention that provides participants with online opportunities to give and receive real-time social support for weight loss efforts, and (3) an adjunctive intervention for improving negative body image and reducing its impact on weight loss.
Group VIII: Weight Loss Program + Body Image ProgramExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants complete (1) an online behavioral weight loss program and (2) an adjunctive intervention for improving negative body image and reducing its impact on weight loss.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention
2012
N/A
~140
Social Support Intervention
2021
N/A
~30
Minority Stress Intervention
2021
N/A
~30
Negative Body Image Intervention
2021
N/A
~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Miriam HospitalLead Sponsor
238 Previous Clinical Trials
37,577 Total Patients Enrolled
75 Trials studying Obesity
15,112 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)NIH
375 Previous Clinical Trials
1,214,768 Total Patients Enrolled
37 Trials studying Obesity
253,802 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

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