Piloting a Patient Navigator Program for Weight Loss (NCT06972381)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
Evidence-based interventions for overweight and obesity are underutilized. The utilization and efficacy of these interventions may improve with the implementation of a patient navigator program, as has been practiced in other fields (e.g., cancer). The proposed study will enroll adults ("index participants") (N=68) with overweight/obesity in a 12-month program in which they will be provided with a navigator who will help them understand their options for evidence-based weight loss intervention and who will promote initiation and continued engagement with an intervention option. The project will provide information about how well received the navigator program is and the extent to which it works as expected.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (11 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (7 items).
Location: Drexel university — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion criteria include:
- a medical or psychiatric condition that may a) limit appropriateness of weight loss intervention or b) be likely to cause a change in weight in the next 12 months (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, end-stage kidney disease, some types of cancer)
- currently taking weight loss medication or engaging in any other form of weight management intervention
- history of bariatric surgery
- a calculated weight suppression value of 10% or higher
- currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months
- adults unable to consent, children, pregnant women, and prisoners
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Drexel university — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.