Many adults with obesity continue to gain weight even though they do not want to. This project will test the effects of a primary care intervention in which people with obesity receive an electronic scale and recommendations to weigh themselves daily. This will help us understand whether daily self-weighing might be a way to prevent continued weight gain.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
396
Standard care includes standardized educational materials to promote self-management of body weight along with provision of $60 for participants to purchase supplies or equipment to facilitate weight management.
Participants will receive a wireless digital scale and will be asked to keep the scale in their home, weigh daily at the same time, and view their weight trajectory on the scale's digital display.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Change in body weight from baseline to month 6
Body weight measured to the nearest 0.1 kg using a calibrated electronic scale
Time frame: 6 months
Change in body weight from baseline to month 12
Body weight measured to the nearest 0.1 kg using a calibrated electronic scale
Time frame: 12 months
Change in body weight from baseline to month 18
Body weight measured to the nearest 0.1 kg using a calibrated electronic scale
Time frame: 18 months
Change in body weight from baseline to month 24
Body weight measured to the nearest 0.1 kg using a calibrated electronic scale
Time frame: 24 months
Average number of weight control behaviors endorsed on the Weight Control Practices Survey at month 6
A modified version of the 23-item Weight Control Practices Survey will assess a variety of strategies for weight control, including participation in structured programs and/or self-directed weight control behaviors (e.g., reducing fat intake, maintaining food records, increasing physical activity, frequency of self-weighing). The survey measures presence and duration (in weeks) of each behavior.
Time frame: baseline to month 6
Average number of weight control behaviors endorsed on the Weight Control Practices Survey at month 12
A modified version of the 23-item Weight Control Practices Survey will assess a variety of strategies for weight control, including participation in structured programs and/or self-directed weight control behaviors (e.g., reducing fat intake, maintaining food records, increasing physical activity, frequency of self-weighing). The survey measures presence and duration (in weeks) of each behavior.
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Time frame: month 6 to month 12
Average number of weight control behaviors endorsed on the Weight Control Practices Survey at month 18
A modified version of the 23-item Weight Control Practices Survey will assess a variety of strategies for weight control, including participation in structured programs and/or self-directed weight control behaviors (e.g., reducing fat intake, maintaining food records, increasing physical activity, frequency of self-weighing). The survey measures presence and duration (in weeks) of each behavior.
Time frame: month 12 to month 18
Average number of weight control behaviors endorsed on the Weight Control Practices Survey at month 24
A modified version of the 23-item Weight Control Practices Survey will assess a variety of strategies for weight control, including participation in structured programs and/or self-directed weight control behaviors (e.g., reducing fat intake, maintaining food records, increasing physical activity, frequency of self-weighing). The survey measures presence and duration (in weeks) of each behavior.
Time frame: month 18 to month 24