Reducing Obesity Using Social Ties Program
Recruiting · NCT06335810 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Individual Lifestyle InterventionSocial Network InterventionSocial Network Member
What this trial is about
This trial aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of addressing interpersonal barriers to weight-related behavior change. Specifically, the study will test if, by including up to two friends, family members, or co-workers in a lifestyle intervention for weight loss, the person enrolled in the study loses more weight than someone whose friends, family members, or co-workers were not invited to participate.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Index Participant:
- Black race or Hispanic ethnicity
- Male or Female 18 years of age or older
- Calculated BMI \> 30kg/m2 from objectively measured height and weight by study staff
- Access \& willingness to use program food intake app via home computer or a smartphone
- Ability to identify at least one adult social network member who will participate in the study
- Social Network Member:
- Male or Female 18 years of age or older
- Access to the internet or a smartphone
Exclusion criteria
- Index Participant:
- Active enrollment in a weight-loss program, use of weight-loss medications, or planning weight-loss surgery
- Advanced medical illness, dementia, hospitalization, injury, or pregnancy that inhibits regular physical activity
- Contraindications to exercise based on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire or lack of clearance from a health care provider
- Unresolved Food insecurity
- Speaks a language other than English or Spanish
- Social Network Member:
- Speaks a language other than English or Spanish
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Weill Cornell Medicine - New York, New York, United States