Efficacy of a Web-based Weight Loss Program

Charité University Medicine Berlin

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Obese; Overweight

Treatments: Other: KiloCoach; Other: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01634204

KiloCoach

Details and patient eligibility

About

Since overweight and obesity, a risk factor for various diseases, is a prevalent problem in the modern society, it is important to search for new strategies to counteract this. In contrast to in person support, the internet provides a low cost opportunity, which is able to reach a large part of the population. Therefore a web-based weight loss program may be an adequate mean for many people. Now it is hypothesised that a web-based weight loss program is able to support a reduction of body weight and weight-related cardiovascular risk factors effectively and to promote a healthier lifestyle. It is expected that program use, compared to a control group, results in greater reductions in body weight and cardiovascular risk.

Enrollment: 84 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 30-65 years
• body Mass Index: 27-39,9 kg/m2
• ECOG-Performance status degree 0 or 1
• basal internet skills
• private internet access
• signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• malign diseases
• major organ diseases
• inflammatory bowel diseases
• insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus
• pregnancy, breast feeding
• treatment of eating disorders (e.g. bulimia, anorexia nervosa) within past 5 years
• parallel participation in other weight loss programs or other trials
• weight loss > 5% within past 6 month
• chronic therapy with glucocorticoids
• subjects treated because of psychiatric disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) in the past
• subjects with expected non-compliance to protocol guidelines

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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84 participants in 2 patient groups

KiloCoach

Experimental group

Description:

Study subjects use the KiloCoach program on at least 4 days per week within the first half of the 6 months intervention period. In the second half, program usage is ad libitum.

Treatment:

Other: KiloCoach

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Study subjects try to reduce body weight on their own, without participating in an organized weight loss program, over a period of 6 months.

Treatment:

Other: Control