Testing a weight navigation program for adults with obesity
Compares the MiWeigh program with weight loss information in adults with obesity.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Michigan
- Where
- Ann Arbor, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Michigan Weight Navigation Program (MiWeigh) Study
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 500 people, planned
- Started
- 9 Apr 2026
- Expected to end
- 30 Sept 2028
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- MiWeigh
- Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
- Record updated
- 12 June 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with obesity and a weight-related health condition who want to lose weight and can use the patient portal and virtual visits.
- Age
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- BMI of 30 kilogram per square meter or higher, with at least one weight-related condition: type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, high blood fats (hyperlipidemia), high blood pressure, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), obstructive sleep apnea, or fatty liver disease (MASLD).
- Earlier treatment
- People cannot join if they lost 5% or more of their weight in the past 12 months, had a Weight Navigation Program visit before, are in another weight-loss program, or take an anti-obesity medication.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding in the next year
- Type 1 diabetes, dementia, or chronic kidney disease stage 4 or higher
- History of anorexia or bulimia, or weight-loss surgery in the last year
- Intensive cancer treatment in the last six months or next 12 months
- Not planning to live in the local area over the next year
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Body Mass index (BMI) 30 kilogram per square meter or higher
- Diagnosed with one or more of the following weight-related conditions:; Type 2 Diabetes; Prediabetes Mellitus; Hyperlipidemia (HLP); Hypertension (HTN); Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS); Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and/or; Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
- Speaks English
- Interest in losing weight
- Willingness to complete assessments per study protocol
- Willing and able to use the Electronic health records patient portal to respond to messages
- Willing to report weight weekly by text if randomized to intervention arm
- Able to see provider virtually at certain days/times up to four times in a year
Who cannot take part
- ≥ 5% weight loss within the prior 12 months
- Taking an anti-obesity medication
- Bariatric/ gastric bypass surgery, gastric sleeve surgery, or gastric balloon procedure in last year
- Currently enrolled in an interventional research study that is examining how a diet, program, or drug might: promote physical exercise, healthy eating habits, or weight loss; lower blood pressure; or lower blood sugar
- Ever diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (per protocol)
- Dementia
- Serious uncontrolled mental health conditions as indicated (per protocol)
- Chronic kidney disease, Stage 4 or higher
- History of anorexia or bulimia
- Intensive cancer treatment such as bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy, radiation, or cancer related surgery (not including hormonal chemotherapy like Tamoxifen) in last six months or next 12 months
- Has had a Weight Navigation Program visit in past
- Pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding in the next year
- Ongoing participation in another weight-loss program
- Alcohol dependence and opioid dependence (per protocol)
- Not planning to live in local area over the next year
- Other serious health issues or personal concerns that could prevent participant from completing study
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 75 years old?
Where in United States
- University of MichiganAnn Arbor, United StatesContact: Shelley Stoll, MPHTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The main purpose of this study is to determine whether people who participate in MiWeigh lose more weight than people who receive information about weight loss strategies and programs. The researchers also want to learn what parts of the program do and do not work and why. If the program is effective, the researchers want to learn how other health care systems could offer this program.
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The overarching aim of the MiWeigh Study is to better help patients prevent, manage, or reverse obesity-related chronic conditions.
The 2 groups in the trial
- MiWeighTreatment being tested
- Enhanced Usual CareExisting treatment, for comparison
Treatment: Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Michigan Weight Navigation Program (MiWeigh) Study
- Plain-language title
- Testing a weight navigation program for adults with obesityGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 13 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07465341, who can take part
- Record updated
- 12 June 2026