Internet Obesity Treatment Enhanced With Motivational Interviewing
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 12/26/2018 |
| Start Date: | December 2010 |
| End Date: | April 2014 |
Internet-based weight control programs have been shown effective in producing weight loss,
but in-person delivery of behavioral weight control produces significantly greater weight
loss than on-line delivery of the same program. Motivational Interviewing has been shown to
increase weight loss when delivered as an adjunct to in-person weight loss programs but has
not been examined in conjunction with web-based obesity treatment. Therefore, the overall
goal of this project is to determine if the addition of on-line Motivational Interviewing to
a web-based group behavioral obesity treatment program will augment weight loss outcomes.
but in-person delivery of behavioral weight control produces significantly greater weight
loss than on-line delivery of the same program. Motivational Interviewing has been shown to
increase weight loss when delivered as an adjunct to in-person weight loss programs but has
not been examined in conjunction with web-based obesity treatment. Therefore, the overall
goal of this project is to determine if the addition of on-line Motivational Interviewing to
a web-based group behavioral obesity treatment program will augment weight loss outcomes.
This randomized controlled trial is designed to determine whether weight losses in a group
behavioral weight loss intervention conducted over the Internet are increased with the
inclusion of individual, online MI sessions. All participants will receive the same online
6-month group-based behavioral weight loss program followed by 12 months of weight
maintenance. Overweight and obese adults at two study sties (N=426) will be randomized to (1)
Internet intervention; or 2) Internet intervention with individual MI sessions occurring at
three month intervals on a fixed schedule (Internet+MI-Fixed). Assessments will be conducted
every six months and will include measures of body weight and height, diet and exercise
behaviors, Quality of Life, adherence measures (eg., attendance, compliance with
self-monitoring), social influence components, motivation, treatment satisfaction,
demographic data and descriptive information regarding use of website components. A third arm
was added for the final 3 intervention cohorts. All participants received the program as
described above with the addition of motivational interviewing contingent on participants'
attendance in classes.
behavioral weight loss intervention conducted over the Internet are increased with the
inclusion of individual, online MI sessions. All participants will receive the same online
6-month group-based behavioral weight loss program followed by 12 months of weight
maintenance. Overweight and obese adults at two study sties (N=426) will be randomized to (1)
Internet intervention; or 2) Internet intervention with individual MI sessions occurring at
three month intervals on a fixed schedule (Internet+MI-Fixed). Assessments will be conducted
every six months and will include measures of body weight and height, diet and exercise
behaviors, Quality of Life, adherence measures (eg., attendance, compliance with
self-monitoring), social influence components, motivation, treatment satisfaction,
demographic data and descriptive information regarding use of website components. A third arm
was added for the final 3 intervention cohorts. All participants received the program as
described above with the addition of motivational interviewing contingent on participants'
attendance in classes.
Inclusion Criteria:
- must be over 18
- must have a BMI between 18 and 50
- must live within 60 minutes driving distance of University of Arkansas, Little Rock,
AR, or University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
- must be able to walk for exercise
Exclusion Criteria:
We found this trial at
2
sites
529 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
(501) 686-7000
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in...
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