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The EMBER Trial for Weight Management Engagement
This study will test whether EMBER, a self-help tool to increase weight loss treatment engagement, helps veterans engage in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) weight management programs. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive EMBER or a list of weight management programs (the control group). They will answer questions about health beliefs and behaviors and share information from their medical record at the start of the study, 2-months after the start of the study, and 6-months after the start of the study. Participants will receive compensation for each of these contacts. Participants will also receive a reminder call 10 days after they enroll in the study. All study contacts will be over the phone. The main hypothesis is that people who receive EMBER will be more likely to use VHA weight management programs than people in the control group.
Conditions:
🦠 Obesity
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 19 September 2022
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 30 August 2024
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 31 January 2025
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 470
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Palo Alto, California, United States
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * Veteran using primary care at VA Palo Alto or Houston in prior year
    • * BMI greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Age 80 or older
    • * Documentation of a suicide attempt in the past 30 days
    • * Hospitalization in the past 30 days
    • * Documentation or other evidence of cognitive impairment
    • * VA weight management program use in past 2 years
    • * Self-report from potential participant that they will not be in town for the majority of the 2 months following baseline
    • * Self-report from potential participant they plan to leave VA Palo Alto or Houston within the next 6 months
    • * Under age 18
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 79 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ 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 10 June 2022
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 15 June 2022
  • First Posted 21 June 2022

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 16 July 2024
  • Last Update Posted 17 July 2024
  • Last Verified July 2024
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