Weight Watchers Online 2015 (WWO 2015)

Lifespan

Status

Completed

Conditions

Overweight

Obesity

Body Weight

Treatments

Behavioral: Weight Watchers Online 2015 Program

Other: Electronic Scale with Feedback

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

NCT02417220

WeightWatchersOnline2015

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare the weight losses produced by the Weight Watchers Online program revised for 2015 (WWO2015) and WWO2015 plus the provision of an electronic scale and weekly email feedback on weight loss (WWO2015 Enhanced), over a 6-month period.

Enrollment

92 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 70 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age 18-70 years
Body mass index (BMI) between 27 and 40 kg/m2
Both genders will be recruited; At least 10% of participants will be men. Enrollment of women will be capped at n = 324 (90%) to meet this goal.
All ethnic groups will be recruited, with a goal of recruiting 10% minorities
English speaking
Have access to the Internet via a computer, and basic computer skills

Exclusion criteria

Report health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe or unreasonable
Report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire1
Are currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or intend to become pregnant in the next 12 months
Are planning to move outside of the state within the next 12 months
Report any cognitive or physical limitations that preclude use of a personal computer
Have participated in a study conducted by the WCDRC or UT in the past 2 years
Have followed a commercial weight-loss program within the previous 6 months or who are currently following a commercial weight loss program
Weight loss of ≥ 5% of initial body weight in the last 6 months
History of clinically diagnosed eating disorder excluding Binge Eating Disorder.
Previous surgical procedure for weight loss
Currently taking weight loss medication
Treatment of cancer within the last 6 months