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Can your weight predict your healthcare needs? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT02456090

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study uses electronic health records and patient surveys from 1500 adults to explore how healthy lifestyles and body weight relate to healthcare use. Researchers aim to create a network that allows future patient-centered studies on weight across multiple institutions. It is an observational study, so no treatment is given.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this study could help doctors and patients make better decisions about weight management and healthy living.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test any new therapy. Results may show associations but not prove cause and effect.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 1,500 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Start date

May 2015

Expected to finish

Jul 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Potential participants for the PaTH Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN) Study of Healthy Lifestyles, Body Weight and Health Care will include patients identified through EHRs at the participating PaTH sites, using the eligibility criteria defined through the PCORnet Obesity Task Force and described below. We aim to recruit as many patients as possible from the target population, with one of the recruitment strategies producing a 50% enrollment rate.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age in years (\>= 18 years), at the time of the initial data query * Height - at least 1 at any time; can be outside 5-year cohort time window * Weight : Two encounters each with weight within the 5-year cohort time window Exclusion Criteria: * Deceased * Not proficient in English * Already enrolled in the PaTH Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN) Study of Healthy Lifestyles, Body Weight and Health Care in another PaTH institution

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Body Weight

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

WEIGHT

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Geisinger

    Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States

  • Jody McCullough

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States

  • Temple University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

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