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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
110
Use of measured resting metabolic rate from indirect calorimetry for personalized diet program and use of a computer application for journalizing food and exercise.
Westmed Family Healthcare
Westminster, Colorado, United States
Westminster Medical Center
Westminster, Colorado, United States
Individuals receiving a technology-based weight reduction program will not have a significant increase in psychosocial constructs (i.e. weight self-efficacy, perceived behavioral control, attitude) compared to control group.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Individuals receiving a technology-based weight reduction program will not improve eating behaviors (i.e. dietary cognitive restraint, emotional eating, uncontrolled eating) compared to control group.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Individuals receiving a technology-based weight reduction program will not lose significantly more weight compared to control group.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Individuals receiving a technology-based weight reduction program will not significantly improve systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to control group(controlled for Bp medications).
Time frame: 10 Weeks
Individuals receiving a technology-based weight reduction program will not significantly improve weight quality of life compared to control group.
Time frame: 10 weeks
There is no relationship between psychosocial values (i.e. weight self-efficacy, weight perceived behavioral control, weight attitude) and eating behaviors (i.e. dietary cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating, and emotional eating).
Time frame: 10 Weeks
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