Deaf community groups take on weight loss: study tests Real-World impact

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: • Deaf people who use sign language and live in one of the following three regions: Buffalo NY, Rochester NY, or Syracuse NY and/or part of the typical clientele/populations that the implementation partner sites serve; AND: * Are Ages 18 and older * Have a body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 or higher (normal BMI category or higher). * Eligible subjects who wish to participate in the intervention component of the program (16-weeks plus 6-month maintenance phases) must also have permission from a healthcare provider to participate in the intervention if: 1) self-reported diagnosis of a recent cardiovascular disease event (heart attack or stroke in past 6 months), 2) self-reported heart condition, chest pain, dizziness, or other reason not to participate in physical activity, 3) had weight loss surgery in the previous 2 years (self-reported), 4) are pregnant (self-reported), and 5) has a BMI over 45. * Subjects must also be willing to follow a healthy dietary pattern and to abstain from using weight loss medications during the study, and be willing and able to attend group sessions, and to participate in data collection requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent, and are unable to see and interact with computer-based questionnaires and educational interventions. * Subjects with any of the following conditions who wish to participate in the intervention component of the program but do not have permission from a clinician may be instructed to abstain from specific intervention components, including those who reported 1) a cardiovascular disease event in the past six months, 2) or heart condition, chest pain, dizziness, or other reason not to participate in physical activity, 3) or weight loss surgery in the past two years, 4) are pregnant, or 5) has a BMI over 45.