Reducing Obesity Using Social Ties Program
This trial aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of addressing interpersonal barriers to weight-related behavior change. Specifically, the study will test if, by including up to two friends, family members, or co-workers in a lifestyle intervention for weight loss, the person enrolled in the study loses more weight than someone whose friends, family members, or co-workers were not invited to participate.
Conditions:
🦠 Obesity
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 5 April 2024
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) March 2026
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) March 2026
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 264
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States
📍 New York, New York, United States
📍 New York, New York, United States
📍 New York, New York, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * Index Participant:
    • 1. Black race or Hispanic ethnicity
    • 2. Male or Female 18 years of age or older
    • 3. Calculated BMI \> 30kg/m2 from objectively measured height and weight by study staff
    • 4. Access \& willingness to use program food intake app via home computer or a smartphone
    • 5. Ability to identify at least one adult social network member who will participate in the study
    • * Social Network Member:
    • 1. Male or Female 18 years of age or older
    • 2. Access to the internet or a smartphone

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Index Participant:
    • 1. Active enrollment in a weight-loss program, use of weight-loss medications, or planning weight-loss surgery
    • 2. Advanced medical illness, dementia, hospitalization, injury, or pregnancy that inhibits regular physical activity
    • 3. Contraindications to exercise based on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire or lack of clearance from a health care provider
    • 4. Unresolved Food insecurity
    • 5. Speaks a language other than English or Spanish
    • * Social Network Member:
    • 1. Speaks a language other than English or Spanish
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 22 March 2024
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 22 March 2024
  • First Posted 28 March 2024

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 15 April 2024
  • Last Update Posted 17 April 2024
  • Last Verified April 2024