An interventional study of lifestyle intervention in Obesity & Overweight, sponsored by University of Connecticut. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-08.
Sponsored by University of Connecticut · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This is a one-arm pilot trial of a 12-week digitally-delivered asynchronous lifestyle intervention designed for gay men and lesbian women. After the program, we will gather feedback on the acceptability of the program and unique barriers to weight loss experienced by this population, including weight stigma.
The purpose of the proposed work is to advance our understanding of the unique barriers to weight management experienced by sexual minority men and women with obesity to inform the development of a lifestyle intervention that is tailored to their needs. We will recruit 40 participants with obesity, 20 who identify as lesbian women and 20 who identify as gay men. Once recruited, we will send participants a digital scale to verify their weight at baseline and at 12 weeks. At baseline, we will ask participants to complete a survey to assess their needs and preferences for a digital lifestyle intervention. We will use that information to make modifications to our digital lifestyle intervention which was originally based on the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). They will then be enrolled in a 12-week digital lifestyle intervention to be delivered asynchronously via a private Facebook group where they can participate confidentially. During the intervention they will be asked to use a commercial calorie tracking app to track their dietary intake and exercise and meet a daily calorie goal that will produce 1-2 pound weight loss per week. They will also be asked to use the scale we provided to weigh themselves at least once per week. Each week, they will be given a weekly diet goal to help them achieve a heart healthy calorie controlled diet and a weekly exercise goal to help them gradually reach 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week and 3 days of strength training exercises targeting at least 3 muscle groups. In the Facebook group, one module of the DPP will be covered each week via 14 posts that will occur twice daily from the study dietitian account. Posts will be conversation starters designed to engage participants in the DPP content. Participants will also be encouraged to post updates in the group and to support each other via reactions and replies. After the 12-week intervention we will examine retention, engagement, acceptability of the intervention, and group cohesion. We will also collect qualitative data on participants' perspectives of strengths and weaknesses of the program and ways to improve it.
11,522 studies on the registry are indexed under Obesity; 2,033 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 40 is below the median of 67 across 9,006 interventional studies indexed under Obesity.
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Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
BMI (body mass index)
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
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12-week lifestyle intervention
Behavioral: lifestyle intervention
12-week digitally-delivered asynchronous lifestyle intervention
Retention
The percent of participants who provided weight data at 12 weeks
Time frame: 12 weeks
Engagement
Total number of engagements during the intervention (reactions, replies, poll votes, and posts)
Time frame: 12 weeks
Intervention satisfaction
a 0-6 Likert scale rating of how satisfied they were with the weight loss program overall
Time frame: 12 weeks
Inclusivity
the sum of 3 likert scale items (0-6) on how welcoming the program was to gay people, how adequately tailored it was to gay people, and how included the group made them feel
Time frame: 12 weeks
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Plan to share: Yes — De-identified data and data dictionaries
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Start is estimated for Jul 2026; primary completion for Jan 2027, 6 months later.
Of 3,680 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Obesity, half reached primary completion within 23 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 43. This study's planned 6 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 3,843 studies reached it within 22 months; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 42.
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