Effectiveness of Online Visit Compared With In-person Clinic Visit on Weight Loss

NCT ID: NCT03171961

Last Updated: 2021-03-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-20

Study Completion Date

2020-03-11

Brief Summary

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Online visit and online counseling via telemedicine technology is a new service for obese people who wish to lose weight but because of their active lifestyle and time limitation cannot come to clinic. The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy this technology-based intervention on weight loss in obese and overweight female adults.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity Overweight

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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online visit group

in online visit group , subjects has online visit with dietitian every 2 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

online visit group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

subjects has online visit with dietitian every 2 weeks+diet

clinic visit group

clinic visit group ,subject has every 2 weeks in person visit at clinic

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Clinic visit group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Clinic visit group ,subjects has every 2 weeks in person visit at clinic+diet

self-directed group

self-directed group ,subjects receive nutritional information via web and their energy needs for weight loss

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

self-directed group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

self-directed group receives nutritional information via web and their energy needs for weight loss

Interventions

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online visit group

subjects has online visit with dietitian every 2 weeks+diet

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Clinic visit group

Clinic visit group ,subjects has every 2 weeks in person visit at clinic+diet

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

self-directed group

self-directed group receives nutritional information via web and their energy needs for weight loss

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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OV CV SD

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be female
* Must be 18-45 years of age.
* Must have Body mass index (BMI) between 27-35 kg/ m².
* Must be able to have moderate exercise.
* Must be interested to have weight loss.
* Have access to the internet via broad- band ADSL or Mobile 4G

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy or lactation during the previous 6 months, or planned pregnancy in the next six months.
* Taking medications that could affect metabolism or change body weight.
* Report heart problems, chest pain, and cancer within the last five years.
* Smoking
* Menopause
* Diagnosis of any chronic disease such as fatty liver, cancer, chemo/radio therapy, heart disease, immune compromised conditions, abnormal thyroid hormone level.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Nottingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Novindiet Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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NovinDiet Clinic

Tehran, , Iran

Site Status

NovinDiet Clinic

Tehrān, , Iran

Site Status

Countries

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Iran

Other Identifiers

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ND-207

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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