Preventing Age-Related Weight Gain in the Workplace With Daily Weighing (Weigh2Go)

Cornell University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Weight Gain

Treatments: Device: Daily Weighing Group; Device: Control group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03717428

1606006401

Details and patient eligibility

About

To examine the effectiveness of daily weighing to prevent age-related weight gain.

Full description

Cornell employee's were recruited for a two-year weight gain prevention study. Height and weights were taken in our metabolic center. They were randomized into two group. The experimental group was given an internet based scale and asked to weigh themselves every morning immediately after rising. The other group was asked to return at the end of the study when they height and weight will again be measured.

Enrollment: 280 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy, non-diabetic

Exclusion criteria

• History of eating disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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280 participants in 2 patient groups

Daily Weighing Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will be weighed and height measured in our metabolic unit at the beginning and end of the two year experimental period. In addition, the intervention in Daily Weighing Group is that they will be given an internet based scale and asked to weigh themselves immediately after rising from bed every morning for the duration of the two year experimental period.

Treatment:

Device: Daily Weighing Group

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The only intervention for the control group is that they will be weighed and height measured at the beginning and end of the experimental period in our metabolic unit.

Treatment:

Device: Control group