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Weigh2Go: Preventing Age-Related Weight Gain in the Workplace With Daily Weighing

Sponsor
Cornell University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03717428
Collaborator
(none)
280
Enrollment
2
Arms
35.9
Actual Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

To examine the effectiveness of daily weighing to prevent age-related weight gain.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Device: Daily Weighing Group
  • Device: Control group
 N/A

Detailed Description

Cornell employee's were recruited for a two-year weight gain prevention study. Height and weights were taken in our metabolic center. They were randomized into two group. The experimental group was given an internet based scale and asked to weigh themselves every morning immediately after rising. The other group was asked to return at the end of the study when they height and weight will again be measured.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
280 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Intervention Model Description:
Effect of self-weighing to prevent age-related weight gainEffect of self-weighing to prevent age-related weight gain
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
Preventing Age-Related Weight Gain in the Workplace With Daily Weighing
Actual Study Start Date :
Oct 1, 2016
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jun 30, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date :
Sep 30, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Daily Weighing Group

This group will be weighed and height measured in our metabolic unit at the beginning and end of the two year experimental period. In addition, the intervention in Daily Weighing Group is that they will be given an internet based scale and asked to weigh themselves immediately after rising from bed every morning for the duration of the two year experimental period.

Device: Daily Weighing Group
The Experimental group will weigh themselves everyday
Other Names:
  • Daily weighing

    		•
    Active Comparator: Control Group

    The only intervention for the control group is that they will be weighed and height measured at the beginning and end of the experimental period in our metabolic unit.

    Device: Control group
    This group will be weighed and measured at the beginning and end of the study and will not be weighing themselves daily
    Other Names:
  • Not weighing daily

    		•

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Weight Change [2 year]

      body weight

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 65 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Healthy, non-diabetic
    Exclusion Criteria:
    • History of eating disorders

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    No locations specified.

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Cornell University

    Investigators

    • Study Director: Patrick Stover, Cornell University

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Cornell University
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03717428
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 1606006401
    First Posted:
    Oct 24, 2018
    Last Update Posted:
    Mar 22, 2022
    Last Verified:
    Mar 1, 2022
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Body Weight
    Weight Gain

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Mar 22, 2022