Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT02008474

SHARE Study 4: Financial Incentives for Weight Loss

The purpose of this study is to examine different types of monetary incentive paradigms for weight loss.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • BMI >=25kg/m2
  • English speaking
  • Age 18-70

Exclusion criteria

  • Health problems that make weight loss or unsupervised exercise unsafe
  • Current pregnancy or plan to become pregnant int he next 12 months
  • Planned relocation
  • Current participation in weight loss research study

Treatment and study plan

Online weight loss + incentives for behavior 3 months

Behavioral

Participants will receive monetary incentives for submitting their behavior change information into a study website

Online weight loss + incentives for weight loss at month 3

Behavioral

Participants will receive an incentive for meeting their weight loss goal at month 3.

Online weight loss + Incentives for behavior 12 months

Behavioral

Participants will receive incentives for submitting behavior change information over the course of 12 months.

Online weight loss + Incentives for weight loss 12 months

Behavioral

Participants will be receive monetary incentives for reaching their weight loss goal at months 3 and 12.

Primary outcomes

  1. weight change from initial assessment to the 3-month follow-up assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram

    Time frame: 0 to 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. weight change from the initial assessment to the 12 month assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram

    Time frame: 0 to 12 months

  2. Weight change from the 3 month assessment to the 12 month assessment measured on a digital scale to the nearest 0.1-kilogram

    Time frame: 3 to 12 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Miriam Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Registry information

Official study title

Using a State-wide Initiative to Disseminate Effective Behavioral Weight Loss Strategies: Study 4

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Dec 11, 2013
Registry last updated
Aug 30, 2016

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

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.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.