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NCT00200304 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Evaluation of a SlimFast Internet Behavioral Weight Loss Program

A NA study, sponsored by The Miriam Hospital.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
225
Enrollment target

NCT00200304: Completed NA study, sponsored by The Miriam Hospital.

NCT00200304 is a NA study that has completed, run by The Miriam Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 225 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (84% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00200304, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by The Miriam Hospital.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
225 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The Internet has been used effectively in behavioral weight loss programs. Most of these programs have involved a therapist who provides email counseling. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a computer-assisted weight loss program could be developed (that would use pre-programmed computer generated messages rather than human generated messages) and whether this program would be as effective as the therapist-assisted weight loss program.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Internet weight loss with SlimFast and human counseling
  • BEHAVIORAL Internet weight loss with SlimFast and computer counseling
  • BEHAVIORAL Internet weight loss program with SlimFast

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 225 participants
Start Date 2001-01
Est. Completion 2003-01
Phase NA
The Miriam Hospital

136 total trials

What the finished NCT00200304 record still lists

NCT00200304 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 225 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (84% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Internet weight loss with SlimFast and human counseling is the first listed.

NCT00200304 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00200304 about?

NCT00200304 is a clinical study titled "Evaluation of a SlimFast Internet Behavioral Weight Loss Program". The Internet has been used effectively in behavioral weight loss programs. Most of these programs have involved a therapist who provides email counseling. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a computer-assisted weight loss program could be developed (that would use pre-programmed comp...

What is the current status of trial NCT00200304?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 225 participants. The study started on 2001-01. Estimated completion is 2003-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00200304?

The interventions under investigation include: Internet weight loss with SlimFast and human counseling (BEHAVIORAL), Internet weight loss with SlimFast and computer counseling (BEHAVIORAL), Internet weight loss program with SlimFast (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00200304?

This trial is sponsored by The Miriam Hospital, which has 136 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00200304's enrollment target sits among peer trials

225 472nd of 2000 higher than 1,523 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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