Feasibility of a Social Media-based Weight Loss Program for Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

55

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2017

Primary Completion Date

June 1, 2018

Study Completion Date

June 1, 2018

Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Physical Activity

Fitbit Activity Monitor and IPAQ to give level of physical activity. Participants will be provided with education about physical activity recommendations and will be encouraged to set goals for improvement.

BEHAVIORAL

Diet

National Cancer Institute's ASA24 web-based dietary assessment tool to determine intake. Participants will be provided with education about healthy diets and will be encouraged to set goals for making enduring changes to dietary intake.

BEHAVIORAL

Social Support

Social support will be determined via self report scale measure and objective collection of social media communications. Each participant will be contacted through social media regularly with dietary and physical activity information and asked to support other participants via encouragement and sharing of information.

Trial Locations (1)

44106

Case Western Reserve Univeristy, Cleveland

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

OTHER

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