Evaluation of the Shape Up Rhode Island Campaign

NCT ID: NCT00792870

Last Updated: 2012-03-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 179 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2008-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2010-12-31

Brief Summary

Obesity is a major health problem that has reached epidemic levels. Efforts are needed to develop cost-effective public health approaches for weight loss and maintenance. One such approach is to develop team-based programs that may motivate people to lose weight and/or increase their physical activity. One such program is entitled Shape-up Rhode Island (SURI). The purpose of this project is to evaluate the overall effectiveness of SURI and to test if a behavioral intervention can enhance the effectiveness of the original program. The current trial is investigating whether adding a behavioral intervention delivered online would enhance the outcomes of SURI participants.

Detailed Description

Background: Given the epidemic of obesity, approaches to weight loss that can be applied on a community, state, or national level are needed. This project is an ongoing evaluation of Shape Up Rhode Island (SURI) program, a state-wide Internet based program involving team-based competition to increase physical activity and achieve weight loss.

Aim: To enhance the effectiveness of SURI utilizing a minimal contact intervention delivered online.

Design: SURI 2008 participants were invited to join a research study focusing on weight loss. Interested participants were randomized to two groups including a SURI Enhanced (behavioral intervention presented in 12 weekly online presentations) or a SURI Standard group (group given a list of previously existing online resources to aid with weight loss).

Conditions

Obesity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

SURI Enhanced

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Evaluation of the Shape Up RI Campaign

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The SURI Standard group will receive all of the Shape-Up RI program materials plus an organized directory of useful websites related to healthy eating, exercise, and weight control. The SURI enhanced group will receive the standard Shape-Up RI program materials plus access to 12 behavioral weight loss lessons.

SURI Standard

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Evaluation of the Shape Up RI Campaign

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The SURI Standard group will receive all of the Shape-Up RI program materials plus an organized directory of useful websites related to healthy eating, exercise, and weight control. The SURI enhanced group will receive the standard Shape-Up RI program materials plus access to 12 behavioral weight loss lessons.

Interventions

Evaluation of the Shape Up RI Campaign

The SURI Standard group will receive all of the Shape-Up RI program materials plus an organized directory of useful websites related to healthy eating, exercise, and weight control. The SURI enhanced group will receive the standard Shape-Up RI program materials plus access to 12 behavioral weight loss lessons.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Overweight or obese
• Current participant in the Shape Up RI program weight loss competition

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

The Miriam Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Rena R. Wing

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Rena R Wing, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Miriam Hospital

Locations

The Miriam Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

209707

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id