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NCT Number: NCT03171961

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Body Weight Changes Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Weight Loss

Age range

18 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

NovinDiet Clinic, Tehran, Iran

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

online visit group

Behavioral

subjects has online visit with dietitian every 2 weeks+diet

Other names: OV

Clinic visit group

Behavioral

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

Other names: CV

self-directed group

Behavioral

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

Other names: SD

Primary outcomes

  1. weight

    Time frame: 24 Weeks

    kg

Secondary outcomes

  1. Waist circumference

    Time frame: 24 Weeks

    cm

  2. Fasting blood glucose

    Time frame: 24 Weeks

    mmol/l

  3. Fasting insulin level

    Time frame: 24 Weeks

    mU/l

  4. HbA1c

    Time frame: 24 Weeks

    score

  5. HOMA-IR

    Time frame: 24 Weeks

    Percentage (%)

  6. lipid profiles

    Time frame: 24 Weeks

    mmol/l

  7. liver function tests

    Time frame: 24 Weeks

    U/l

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Novindiet Clinic

Other

Collaborators

  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences
  • University of Nottingham

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Online Visit Compared With In-person Clinic Visit on Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Women, a Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2020
First posted
May 31, 2017
Registry last updated
Mar 18, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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