Partnership Optimizes Weight Management in Primary Care

NCT ID: NCT02959021

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

375 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-01-31

Study Completion Date

2025-12-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine whether a primary care weight management intervention delivered by peer coaches produces greater weight loss than a self-directed program without peer coach support.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Self-directed treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this arm will receive written and pre-recorded behavioral weight loss intervention materials (i.e., DVDs, online videos), and they will be instructed to work through the materials independently at their own pace. They will have continued physician contact as needed for routine medical care.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

weight loss intervention - self directed

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Peer coach treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this arm will receive a combination of in-person, group-based behavioral weight loss sessions plus individual, telephone contacts. Groups and phone calls will be facilitated by a peer coach interventionist. Similar to the self-directed condition, participants will receive written and pre-recorded intervention materials (i.e., DVDs, online videos). They will also have continued contact with their physician for routine medical care.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

weight loss intervention - peer coach

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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weight loss intervention - self directed

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

weight loss intervention - peer coach

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 21-75 years
* Body mass index (BMI) 30-50 kg/m2
* Receiving primary care services at one of the practices participating in this study

Exclusion Criteria

* Uncontrolled hypertension (blood pressure \>160/100 mm Hg at screening)
* Any of the following other medical conditions: myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident within the last six months; unstable angina within the past six months; NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure; type 1 diabetes; cancer requiring treatment in past five years (exception: non-melanoma skin cancer); and chronic lung diseases that limit physical activity
* Current use of any of the following medications: antipsychotic agents, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, systemic corticosteroids, or chemotherapeutic drugs; prescription weight loss medications (past six months)
* Unwilling or unable to do any of the following: give informed consent; read/understand English; accept random assignment; travel to the intervention site
* Likely to relocate out of the area in the next 2 years
* Participation in another randomized research project
* Weight loss \> 10 pounds in past six months
* History of bariatric surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gareth R. Dutton PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gareth Dutton, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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NIH R01DK106041

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

R01DK106041

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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