The Short-Term Effect of a Technology Driven Weight Control (SMART) Program for Obese Adults (WCPC)

Colorado Center for Chronic Care Innovations, Inc.

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension; Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: SMART

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00624598

C41 # 001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the short-term effect of a technology based weight reduction program for obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) adults in a primary care office.

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Participant between the ages of 18-65 years.
2. Participant with a BMI (Body Mass Index > 30.0 kg/m2)
3. Have access and use email a minimum of 2-days per week.

Exclusion criteria

1. Participant is not pregnant or lactating: Weight loss is not recommended for pregnant women and extra energy requirements are essential for fetal development (Butte, Wong, Treuth, Ellis, & O'Brian Smith, 2004; Durnin, 1991).
2. Participant is not currently participating in any structured/self-help weight loss program. The elimination of individuals actively participating in a current weight loss program will reduce the potential of a carry-over effect from these weight loss modalities (Fife-Shaw, 2006).
3. Participant has not attempted weight loss in the past 3 months. Same as number two.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

SMART Group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group will have a nutrition program based solely on measured resting metabolic rate. The nutrition plan will be a specific calorie level that will promote a 1-2.5 lb per week weight reduction. No experimental participants' nutrition plan will be below 1200 Kcal/day for women or 1600 Kcal/day for men. Second, the experimental group will receive a downloadable copy of a computerized nutrition software program (BalanceLog: Microlife USA, Inc. Golden, CO) that functions s on a Windows 2000-XP or Palm operating system.

Treatment:

Behavioral: SMART

Usual Care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard 1200 kcal/day diet (women) 1600 kcal/day diet (men) using a sample 3-day menu program. The diet will be follow current government based recommendations for carbohydrates (i.e. 55%), fat (30%), and protein (15%). Study participants will receive a standard paper-based food and exercise journal

Treatment:

Behavioral: SMART