Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Trial website
Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Sara Kirk
ORCID ID
Contact details
The University of Leeds
Nuffield Institute for Health
71-75 Clarendon Road
Leeds
LS2 9PL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)113 3436990
s.f.l.kirk@leeds.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
A randomised trial of an internet weight control resource: the UK Weight Control Trial
Acronym
UKWCT
Study hypothesis
An internet-based package for weight control, alongside 'usual care', is a more effective treatment for obesity than 'usual care' methods alone.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Obesity
Intervention
Intervention: Access to an internet weight management site designed by health professionals to offer weight management advice based on the best evidence available.
Comparison: Usual care offered by the GP
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Ability of the internet package to promote change in BMI over six and 12 months compared with traditional treatment.
Secondary outcome measures
Ability of the internet package to promote change in reported lifestyle behaviours compared with traditional treatment.
Overall trial start date
01/01/2004
Overall trial end date
01/01/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Males and females
2. Body Mass Index (BMI) more than 30 kg/m^2
3. 18 to 65 years of age
4. Able to access the internet at least once per week
5. Able to read and write in English (for the purposes of accessing the site and completing questionnaires)
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
180
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Pregnant or lactating women
2. Women planning on becoming pregnant within the next year
3. Any illness or reason where the General Practitioner (GP) feels that the patient should not be taking part in a clinical trial
Recruitment start date
01/01/2004
Recruitment end date
01/01/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
The University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9PL
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
The Health Foundation (UK)
Sponsor details
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7257 8000
info@health.org.uk
Sponsor type
Charity
Website
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Funder name
The Health Foundation (UK) (ref: 3518/1655)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
1. 2003 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14585107
2. 2007 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18093289
Publication citations
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Protocol
Kirk SF, Harvey EL, McConnon A, Pollard JE, Greenwood DC, Thomas JD, Ransley JK, A randomised trial of an Internet weight control resource: the UK Weight Control Trial [ISRCTN58621669]., BMC Health Serv Res, 2003, 3, 1, 19, doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-3-19.
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Results
McConnon A, Kirk SF, Cockroft JE, Harvey EL, Greenwood DC, Thomas JD, Ransley JK, Bojke L, The Internet for weight control in an obese sample: results of a randomised controlled trial., BMC Health Serv Res, 2007, 7, 206, doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-206.