Accessible Weight Loss for Adults With Low Vision: A Feasibility Study

University System of Maryland

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight and Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: weight loss strategies; Behavioral: text-based and email feedback

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05419063

1535

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine the feasibility of an all-remote approach to enrollment in and implementation of an 8-week weight loss program for adults with low vision. The weight loss program will provide asynchronous support (information, automated texting feedback, tailored emails) for adopting and maintaining lifestyle-based strategies for safe and effective weight loss.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥18
• English speaking
• BMI ≥ 25 and weight < 300lbs (weight limit due to scale limitations)
• Legally blind
• Have an email for personal use and ability to check and respond to email daily
• Have a smart phone with texting for personal use
• Sufficient internet plan for daily email checking
• Sufficient phone plan for 12 or more texts per week
• Ability to send and receive emails and text messages
• Ability to join a zoom call on a personal phone, tablet, or computer
• Ability to complete Qualtrics surveys
• Willing to lose weight through recommended dietary changes, weight tracking and physical activity
• Interest in one of the specific dietary strategies supported by the text messaging platform
• Willing to use the study scale with cellular technology to report weights
• Willing to join an 8-week weight loss program and interested in losing weight
• Completion of screening, enrollment and baseline data collection

Exclusion criteria

• Lost 5% of body weight in the last 6 months
• Currently participating in a weight loss program or another weight loss study
• Previously diagnosed eating disorder, or treatment for an eating disorder
• Pregnant, nursing, or planned pregnancy in the next 6 months
• Planned weight loss surgery or procedure in the next 6 months
• Currently using medication for weight loss (prescribed or over the counter)
• History of cardiovascular events
• History of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
• Prescribed medication that might promote weight change such as lithium, steroids, or antipsychotics
• Medical contraindicate to weight loss (e.g., end-stage renal disease, cancer diagnosis with active/planned treatment)
• Psychiatric hospitalization in the past 12 months
• Investigator discretion for safety or to ensure appropriate treatment of study staff

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 1 patient group

weight loss program

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive recommendations on how to decrease caloric intake, monitor their weight and track the related behaviors and progress. The weight loss program will provide asynchronous support (information, automated texting feedback, tailored emails) for adopting and maintaining lifestyle-based strategies for safe and effective weight loss.

Treatment:

Behavioral: weight loss strategies

Behavioral: text-based and email feedback