Clinical trial
Patients Navigators in Facilitating Weight Management in Obese Participants
Active, not recruiting · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT03674229
Active, not recruitingNot applicableInterventional
What this study is about
This trial studies the effectiveness of patient navigators in facilitating weight management in obese participants. Health coaches or patient navigators may help more participants take part in weight management programs.
A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.
Basic eligibility
Age18 Years to Not listed
SexAll
Healthy volunteersNot accepted
ConditionHealth Status Unknown, Obesity
Full registry criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Are referred by a University of Texas (UT) health care provider * Have a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 and less than or equal to 45 kg/m\^2 * Are able to read and speak English * Have a working telephone number and address where materials can be mailed * Able to engage in moderate intensity physical activity as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) * Internet access at home or other location (e.g., work, church, library, community center, etc.) Exclusion Criteria: * Another person in the same household already enrolled in the proposed intervention * Pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant during the study period * Are already involved in another weight loss program * Participated in a weight loss, exercise, or dietary modification program in the previous 6 months * Involuntary or voluntary weight loss of greater than or equal to 5% body weight in the previous 6 months * Are currently using weight loss medications
Treatments and study arms
Informational Intervention
Other
Receive information about weight management programs
Questionnaire Administration
Other
Ancillary studies
Telephone-Based Intervention
Behavioral
Receive phone calls from an assigned patient navigator
Primary outcomes
Change in participant enrollment in evidence-based weight management programsUp to 6 months
We will compare differences in the proportion of self-reported enrollment in any program between intervention and control groups.
Study locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States