RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06335810

Reducing Obesity Using Social Ties Program

Reducing Obesity Using Social Ties (ROBUST): Randomized Control Trial

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Enrollment

264 participants

Start Date

Apr 5, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Obesity

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria9

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 Criteria8

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

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALSocial Network Intervention

Social Network interventions are an intentional effort to modify or use the characteristics of social networks to improve, generate, and maintain healthy behaviors among individuals and populations. This study will focus on implementing a behavioral social-network intervention to promote changes in weight loss behaviors.

BEHAVIORALIndividual Lifestyle Intervention

The individual lifestyle intervention will serve as the control group and will implement the use of DPP based health coaching sessions to promote individual level changes in weight loss behaviors.

OTHERSocial Network Member

The social network member will serve as the friend, family member, or co-worker nominated to participate in the social network intervention by the social network intervention participant.