849
Participants
Start Date
February 19, 2018
Primary Completion Date
March 16, 2023
Study Completion Date
March 21, 2023
Peer-delivered Weight Maintenance
Contingent upon participants losing 5% of body weight or more in Phase I (weight loss) of this trial, participants will receive an 18-month patient-delivered behavioral weight maintenance intervention. Specifically, group sessions will be delivered by a mentor (i.e., successful weight loser) and weekly coaching will be delivered by a peer (other member of their weight maintenance group).
Professionally-Delivered Weight Maintenance
Contingent upon participants losing 5% of body weight or more in Phase I (weight loss) of this trial, participants will receive an 18-month reduced intensity behavioral weight maintenance intervention, delivered by a professional. The intervention will consist of 24 group sessions.
UConn's Weight Management Research Group, Hartford
Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention and Policy, Storrs
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIH
Stanford University
OTHER
The Miriam Hospital
OTHER
University of Connecticut
OTHER