NCT05014984Completed
WOOP VA: Promoting Weight Management in Primary Care
WOOP VA: Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions to Promote Weight Management in Primary Care
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Approximately 40% of Veterans have obesity and are at increased risk for cardiometabolic disease. Intensive lifestyle-based weight management programs can lead to clinically significant ( 5%) weight loss. The VA's MOVE! program is effective for promoting weight loss and behavior change for those who attend. Unfortunately, MOVE! has low enrollment and high attrition due to several obstacles including low motivation. Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII) is an innovative strategy developed over 20 years of research that uses imagery to increase motivation for behavior change. MCII can be implemented in primary care settings using an easy to teach technique called "WOOP" (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan) that Veterans then use regularly on their own with the help of paper-based tools or the WOOP app. The research team will evaluate the efficacy and implementation of MCII when combined with telephone-delivered MOVE! vs. telephone-delivered MOVE! alone to enhance weight management outcomes for Veterans in primary care.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 405 (actual)
- First submitted
- 4 Aug 2021
- Start date
- 15 Feb 2022
- Primary completion date
- 30 Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT05014984
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 405
- From 15 Feb 2022 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- a documented current history of active psychosis or other cognitive issues via ICD-10 codes;
- Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and/or severe arthritis that might require joint or knee replacement in the next year;
- taking an FDA-approved weight loss medication; Bupropion-naltrexone (Contrave) Liraglutide (Saxenda) Orlistat (Xenical)/alli Phentermine-topiramate (Qsymia) Phentermine Topiramate Lorcaserin / Belviq glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists:
- Diabetes drugs in the GLP-1 agonists class include:
- Dulaglutide (Trulicity) Exenatide extended release (Bydureon) Exenatide (Byetta) Semaglutide (Ozempic) Semaglutide (Rybelsus) Liraglutide (Victoza) Lixisenatide (Adlyxin) Metformin to lose weight not for your diabetes;
Other
- Non-Veterans;
- participating in a weight management study in the past year;
- pregnancy;
- PCP stating that Veteran should not participate.
- Seeing a dietitian or MOVE!/TeleMOVE! Program attendance more than 3 times in the past year.
- Hospitalization within 90 days of enrollment.
- Anyone who is included in Dr. Jose Aleman weight management clinic
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18-70 (this age range represents MOVE!/TeleMOVE! eligibility);
- The most recent BMI of 30kg/m2 (with or without obesity-associated comorbidities) OR a BMI of 25kg/m2 with obesity-associated condition (heart diseases, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, cancer, diabetes, stroke, or osteoarthritis);
- at least 1 prior PCP visit in the past 24 months; access to a telephone; ability to travel to Manhattan VA for in-person evaluations at baseline, 6 and 12 months;
- desire to lose weight (Using 1-10 scale used in PI's other studies; minimum of 5/10);
- willingness to enroll in the MOVE!/TeleMOVE! program or any local/national VA program that support weight management.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Save your city in your profile to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
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