A Virtual-reality Based Approach to Improve Behavioral Weight Management Outcomes

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Weight Loss

Treatments: Behavioral: Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Non-Weight-Related VR app; Behavioral: Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Weight-Related VR app

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04534088

VH-CP

Details and patient eligibility

About

A pilot randomized trial was done to test the feasibility integrating virtual reality (VR) into standard behavioral weight loss treatment.

Full description

Participants with overweight or obesity are randomly assigned to a 4-week Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Non-Weight-Related VR app (i.e., Control Group) or Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Weight-Related VR app (i.e., Intervention Group). The Intervention's VR tool was designed to enable practice of behavioral skills taught in weekly group meetings, including managing social and home environmental cues for eating and activity.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Non-pregnant Adults (age > 18 years) Overweight or obesity (BMI ≥ 25) Able to speak and read in English. Available on Thursday evenings Have an iPhone 6 or higher

Exclusion criteria

Self-reported serious psychological problems or medical problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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15 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Non-Weight-Related VR app

Active Comparator group

Description:

The VR tool was an attention control and was not weight related.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Non-Weight-Related VR app

Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Weight-Related VR app

Experimental group

Description:

The Intervention's VR tool was designed to enable practice of behavioral skills taught in weekly group meetings, including managing social and home environmental cues for eating and activity.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Weight-Related VR app