Implications of Self-weighing During Weight Loss Treatment

Universidad de Córdoba

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Signs and Symptoms; Overweight and Obesity; Behavior, Eating

Treatments: Behavioral: Intervention Group (IG); Behavioral: Control Group (CG)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04032249

P5_A284R4156

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of introducing behavioral elements in a weight loss program, in this case, comparing the difference between self-weighing versus not doing so.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having a IMC >25,
• Being sedentary and
• Have not been submitted to a restrictive diet in the 6 months preceding this study

Exclusion criteria

• Suffered from type 2 diabetes or renal conditions
• Being pregnancy or attempt at pregnancy,
• Undergoing antidepressant pharmacological treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group (CG)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Education and modifying diet

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control Group (CG)

Intervention Group (IG)

Experimental group

Description:

Education, modifying diet and Indications to record self-weighing with a frequency of 2 times per week

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intervention Group (IG)