Reducing Obesity Using Social Ties Program

Part of paid clinical trials in New York, New York.

Sponsor
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Study ID
NCT06335810
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Social Network Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    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.
  • Individual Lifestyle Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    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.
  • Social Network Member — OTHER
    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.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 5, 2024
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
264 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Social Network Intervention
    Participants will complete 3 communication skills sessions with their social network members during weeks 3, 5, and 15.
  • Placebo Comparator: Individual Lifestyle Intervention
    Participants will complete standard diabetes prevention program (DPP) based health coaching sessions during weeks 3, 5, and 15.
  • Other: Social Network Member
    Social Network Members will complete 3 communication skills sessions with the social network intervention participant during weeks 3, 5, and 15.

Primary Outcome Measure

Number of participants who have attended at least 75 percent of the behavioral coaching sessions [ Time Frame: End of study (24 weeks) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Weill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNew York10065
Anika Lewis, MS
[email protected]
646-962-9209
Erica Phillips, MD, MS
646-962-5013
Erica Phillips, MD, MS (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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