Effects of Internet-based Diet Plus Online Dietary Coach Compared With in Person Clinic Visit Approach on Weight Loss

Novindiet Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight; Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Internet Diet; Behavioral: Clinic Diet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03171922

N-206

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of an internet based diet plus a regular dedicated dietary coach (ID group) versus clinic visit based weight loss program (CD group) on weight loss in obese and overweight female adults.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be female
• Must be 18-45 years of age.
• Must have Body mass index (BMI) between 27-35 kg/ m².
• Must be able to have moderate exercise.
• Must be interested to have weight loss.
• Have access to a personal computer and the Internet

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy or lactation during the previous 6 months, or planned pregnancy in the next six months.
• Taking medications that could affect metabolism or change body weight.
• Report heart problems, chest pain, and cancer within the last five years.
• Smoking
• Menopause
• Diagnosis of any chronic disease such as fatty liver, cancer, chemo/radio therapy, heart disease, immune compromised conditions, abnormal thyroid hormone level.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Internet Diet

Experimental group

Description:

Internet Diet group have online dietary coach every 2 weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet Diet

Clinic Diet

Experimental group

Description:

clinic visit based weight loss diet program group who have every 2 weeks visit at clinic.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Clinic Diet