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NCT03674229Active, not recruiting

Patients Navigators in Facilitating Weight Management in Obese Participants

Using Patient Navigators to Facilitate Weight Management Among Adults

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 7 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This trial studies the effectiveness of patient navigators in facilitating weight management in obese participants. Health coaches or patient navigators may help more participants take part in weight management programs.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
171 (actual)
First submitted
10 Sept 2018
Start date
2 Jul 2015
Primary completion date
1 Oct 2030
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT03674229

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 171
  • From 2 Jul 2015 to the primary completion date, 1 Oct 2030
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Participated in a weight loss, exercise, or dietary modification program in the previous 6 months
  • Involuntary or voluntary weight loss of greater than or equal to 5% body weight in the previous 6 months
  • Are currently using weight loss medications

Other

  • Another person in the same household already enrolled in the proposed intervention
  • Pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant during the study period
  • Are already involved in another weight loss program

Who the study is looking for

  • Are referred by a University of Texas (UT) health care provider
  • Have a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 and less than or equal to 45 kg/m\^2
  • Are able to read and speak English
  • Have a working telephone number and address where materials can be mailed
  • Able to engage in moderate intensity physical activity as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
  • Internet access at home or other location (e.g., work, church, library, community center, etc.)

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status

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