Online Resources to Manage Obesity and Health Risks in an Employee Wellness Program
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether different types of online health tools can aid overweight individuals in reducing their weight and managing their cardiovascular risk factors in the context of an employee wellness program.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Active Control, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Obesity
Intervention
Goal-Setting Tool, Health Web Sites
Location
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tennessee
United States
37232
Status
Recruiting
Source
Vanderbilt University
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01122420
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Published on BioPortfolio: 2014-08-27T03:13:45-0400
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Nurses, Public Health
Nurses whose goal is to improve health and quality of life in a population or community through the prevention and treatment of disease and other physical and mental health conditions, the surveillance of cases and health indicators, and the promotion of healthy behaviors through public education and awareness.
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A method of examining and setting levels of payments.
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Lymphoma, Primary Effusion
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