Remote Information Counseling for Elders (RICE)

Indiana University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Nutrition information; Behavioral: Nutrition education and exercise training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01203995

0710-65B

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to provide testing methods of delivering nutrition and physical activity services for weight loss.

Enrollment: 64 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged 40 to 64 years.
2. One or more CHC visits in the past 12 months.
3. Body-mass index of ≥30 and <50.
4. English speaking.
5. Access to telephone.
6. A permanent address.
7. Willingness to be randomized.
8. Willingness to have computer installed in home.

Exclusion criteria

1. Any serious medical condition likely to hinder accurate weight measurement, or for which weight loss is contraindicated or could cause weight loss (e.g., cancer).

2. Current diagnosis of psychosis or bipolar disorder.

3. Unstable or recent onset of cardiovascular disease within 6 months or presence of congestive heart failure

4. Illness that might be associated with weight change, such as asthma (because of treatment with corticosteroids), psychosis

5. Use of medications that might cause weight gain such as hypoglycemic oral medicines or insulin, anti-depressants, and weight loss medications.

6. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent.

7. Receiving disability insurance.

8. Pregnant or nursing in past 6 months, or plans to become pregnant within 12 months.

9. Enrolled in a weight loss program or study or member of household enrolled in study.

10. Residence outside of Marion County, Indiana.

11. Residence relocation plans within 12 months.

12. Planned or prior bariatric surgery.

13. Substance abuse.

14. History of treatment for eating disorder.

15. Unstable weight with loss or gain of ≥ 5% in last 3 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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64 participants in 4 patient groups

Usual Care

No Intervention group

brief nutrition education

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Nutrition information

In Center training

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Nutrition education and exercise training

Video Conference training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Nutrition education and exercise training