Online Resources to Manage Obesity and Health Risks in an Employee Wellness Program

NCT ID: NCT01122420

Last Updated: 2013-08-22

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-31

Study Completion Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether different types of online health tools can aid overweight individuals in reducing their weight and managing their cardiovascular risk factors in the context of an employee wellness program.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity

Keywords

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Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Goal-Setting Tool

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Goal-Setting Tool

Intervention Type OTHER

Access to an online health-related goal-setting tool through the MyHealthAtVanderbilt patient portal

Health Web Sites

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Health Web Sites

Intervention Type OTHER

Access to publicly available health-related web sites

Interventions

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Goal-Setting Tool

Access to an online health-related goal-setting tool through the MyHealthAtVanderbilt patient portal

Intervention Type OTHER

Health Web Sites

Access to publicly available health-related web sites

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Vanderbilt University employee
* Completion of the 2009 Go For the Gold Health Risk Assessment (HRA)
* Obesity defined by BMI \> 30
* Identification of an additional risk factor on the HRA by either (a) a personal history of diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol or (b) a reported cholesterol \>= 240 mg/dl, blood glucose \>= 126 mg/dl, a systolic blood pressure \>= 140 mm Hg, or a diastolic blood pressure \>= 90 mm Hg
* Permission to be contacted regarding health on the HRA

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant females and those who become pregnant prior to completion of the study
* Age younger than 18 years or older than 65 years
* Non English speaking individuals
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Vanderbilt University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gretchen Purcell Jackson

MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gretchen P Jackson, M.D., Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vanderbilt University

Locations

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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100021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id