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Behavioral Intervention

Weight Watchers Online + Experience Success 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
body mass index (BMI) 25-45 kg/m^2
English speaking and literate
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months after beginning treatment
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Study Summary

The aim of this Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer grant is to complete development of a virtual reality intervention to augment and improve commercial Internet-delivered behavioral weight loss treatments, and to test it in a randomized controlled trial.

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 ~6 months after beginning treatment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months after beginning 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
Weight loss

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Weight Watchers Online + Experience SuccessExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants will receive 6 months of no-cost access to the Weight Watchers Online platform. They will also receive 6 months of no-cost access to the Experience Success online platform, with 4 virtual reality scenarios for training in behavioral weight loss skills.
Group II: Weight Watchers OnlineActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will receive 6 months of no-cost access to the Weight Watchers Online platform.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Miriam HospitalLead Sponsor
237 Previous Clinical Trials
37,080 Total Patients Enrolled
75 Trials studying Obesity
15,015 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
Virtually Better, Inc.Industry Sponsor
8 Previous Clinical Trials
646 Total Patients Enrolled

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~14 spots leftby Mar 2025