The PIVOT Trial: Project on EHR-Integrated Lifestyle Interventions for Adults Aged Fifty and Older

NCT ID: NCT05654142

Last Updated: 2024-12-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1029 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-17

Study Completion Date

2026-10-31

Brief Summary

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This is a multisite clinical trial of healthy lifestyle programs for middle-to-older-aged adults (50 -74 years) to improve their weight and, therefore, reduce risk for chronic disease. This study will investigate whether a proven, self-directed video-based lifestyle program can be significantly enhanced with the assistance of a coach via videoconference or phone to help people as they adopt healthy eating and exercise behaviors. Additionally, the study will examine what factors might explain why some people achieve better outcomes than others. Understanding this can help to tailor the program to an individual for personalized care in the future.

Importantly, this study aims to demonstrate how readily a digital lifestyle program, with or without remote coaching, can be seamlessly delivered to patients at home via the patient portal of their electronic health record. This practical use of existing telehealth tools could be a feasible and effective means to offer behavioral treatments during routine medical care.

Detailed Description

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This multisite clinical trial uses a 2-stage sequential randomization design to test the adaptive and nonadaptive augmentation of a validated Group Lifestyle Balance (GLB) video program (base intervention) using problem solving treatment (PST), a proven behavior therapy. The GLB video program will be delivered via the patient portal of the electronic health record system. Trained coaches will deliver PST remotely via videoconference or phone.

English-speaking adults (N=1029), 50-74 years of age with a body mass index ≥27 and ≥1 cardiometabolic conditions, will be randomized at baseline to base intervention or waitlist control. Participants initially randomized to the waitlist control will be re-randomized after a 12-week control period to receive the base (Group A) or the augmented intervention (Group B), without tailoring based on early weight loss. Among participants initially randomized to the base intervention, responders defined by ≥3% weight loss at 6 weeks will continue the base intervention (Group C); nonresponders who are participants with \<3% weight loss or missing weight data by 6 weeks will be re-randomized to continue the base intervention alone (Group D) or augmented with PST coaching via videoconference (Group E).

We hypothesize: (1) the augmented intervention will be more effective than the base intervention both among early nonresponders to the base intervention (adaptive) and among participants in the waitlist control condition (nonadaptive) at 52 weeks; (2) the adaptive augmented intervention will be more efficacious than the base intervention and more efficacious than the waitlist control condition at 12 weeks. Aim 2 is to identify predictors of clinically significant (5%) weight loss for individual patients, using sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral engagement characteristics.

Conditions

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CARDIOMETABOLIC CONDITIONS Obesity Pre-diabetes Metabolic Syndrome Type2diabetes Hypertension Dyslipidemias

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group A: Waitlist-Base Intervention

Participants in Group A will be in the waitlist control condition initially and transition to receive the base intervention at Week 12, which includes 12 GLB video sessions from Week 13-24 and digital messages from Week 25-52.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Base intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12 Group Lifestyle Balance videos and digital motivational messages

Group B: Waitlist-Augmented Intervention

Participants in Group B will be in the waitlist control condition initially and transition to receive the augmented intervention at Week 12, which includes 12 GLB video sessions plus one-on-one PST from Week 13-24 and digital messages plus group-based PST from Week 25-52. Trained coaches will deliver the PST via videoconference (preferred) or phone.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Augmented Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12 Group Lifestyle Balance videos and digital motivational messages plus remote coaching for one-on-one and group-based problem-solving treatment via videoconference (preferred) or phone

Group C: Base Intervention (Responders)

Participants in Group C will be the individuals initially randomized to receive the base intervention who achieve 3% weight loss or more by Week 6 after completing the first 6 GLB videos. They will continue the base intervention without re-randomization and complete the next 6 GLB videos from Week 7-12 and receive digital messages from Week 13-52.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Base intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12 Group Lifestyle Balance videos and digital motivational messages

Group D: Base Intervention (Non-responders)

Participants in Group D will be the individuals initially randomized to receive the base intervention who do not achieve 3% weight loss by Week 6 after completing the first 6 GLB videos, and who are re-randomized to continue the base intervention. They will complete the next 6 GLB videos from Week 7-12 and receive digital messages from Week 13-52.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Base intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12 Group Lifestyle Balance videos and digital motivational messages

Group E: Augmented Intervention (Non-responders)

Participants in Group E will be the individuals initially randomized to receive the base intervention who do not achieve 3% weight loss by Week 6 after completing the first 6 GLB videos, and who are re-randomized to receive the augmented intervention. They will complete the next 6 GLB videos from Week 7-12 and receive digital messages from Week 13-52. They will also work with a trained coach via videoconference (preferred) or phone to receive one-on-one PST from Week 7-24 and group-based PST from Week 25-52.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Augmented Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12 Group Lifestyle Balance videos and digital motivational messages plus remote coaching for one-on-one and group-based problem-solving treatment via videoconference (preferred) or phone

Interventions

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Base intervention

12 Group Lifestyle Balance videos and digital motivational messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Augmented Intervention

12 Group Lifestyle Balance videos and digital motivational messages plus remote coaching for one-on-one and group-based problem-solving treatment via videoconference (preferred) or phone

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 50 - 74 years (inclusive)
* Confirmed body mass index (BMI) ≥27.0 based on:

* Weight measured by participant at home using the study-provided wireless weight scale
* Height documented in the EHR during at least 2 separate ambulatory care encounters within the past 2 years
* Diagnosis of 1 or more cardiometabolic condition (prediabetes, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia) in the EHR
* Willing and able to accept randomization, and provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization
* Willing and able to participate in all aspects of the data collection and intervention protocols, including remote monitoring with a study-provided wireless weight scale and activity tracker and the use of a study tablet for access of MyChart, REDCap, and Fitbit apps

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to speak, read, understand English sufficiently for informed consent
* No reliable Wi-Fi Internet access at home
* Self-report of current active weight loss treatment, including research-based commercial weight loss programs (e.g., Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, HMR, Omada, TOPS), other weight loss or related behavioral health or wellness programs led by trained personnel (professional or lay) at the recruiting clinic or in the local community, and prescription weight loss medications
* Screen positive for active eating disorder (bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder) using PHQ- eating disorder module
* Planned or prior bariatric surgery within the last 2 years (Note: patients who are more than 2 years post bariatric surgery can participate if otherwise eligible)
* Unable to pass the Revised Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) or obtain physician medical clearance to participate
* Presence of any significant safety concerns or contraindications related to serious physical or mental health issues based on the EHR or self-report (e.g., type 1 diabetes or insulin dependence, myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer diagnosis (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) within the past 12 months and/or actively receiving cancer treatment, end-stage organ failure, bipolar disorder, psychosis, life expectancy \<12 months)
* Cognitive impairment based on the Callahan 6-item screener
* Active alcohol or substance use disorder (including prescription drugs) based on the CAGE Questionnaire Adapted to Include Drugs (CAGE-AID)
* Discontinued health care at the recruiting site, or plan to discontinue in the next 12 months
* Participation in other behavioral, medical or surgical treatment studies by self-report that conflict with the primary weight loss outcome of this study.
* Family/household member of an already enrolled participant or of a study team member
* Investigator discretion for clinical safety or protocol adherence reasons
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

74 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pittsburgh

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Illinois at Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jun Ma

MD, PhD, Principal Investigator, Beth and George Vitoux Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Department of Medicine, Vitoux Program on Aging and Prevention

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Facility Contacts

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Jun Ma, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Amruta Barve, MPH

Role: backup

Thomas Kannampallil, PhD

Role: primary

Elizabeth Venditti, PhD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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2022-1230

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id