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Portal coaching may help maintain weight loss

NCT ID NCT04420936

Disease control Sponsor: University of Utah Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether lifestyle coaching delivered through a patient portal helps adults maintain weight loss. 269 participants who had already lost at least 5% of their body weight were randomly assigned to receive either coaching plus tracking tools or tracking tools alone for two years. The goal was to see if coaching leads to better weight maintenance.

What this could mean

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Active substance
lifestyle coaching via patient portal
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that training routine healthcare staff as coaches helps people keep weight off long-term.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed pragmatic trial. Results may not apply to everyone, and coaching may not work better than tracking alone.

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Study facts

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

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

269 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2021

Finished

Jun 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

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

Ages

18 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18-75 * BMI of ≥ 25 prior to this intended weight loss * Have experienced and maintained an intentional weight loss of at least 5% of body weight in the past 24 months * Plan to maintain a University of Utah Health relationship in one of the participating primary care practices * Have or be willing to get an account with the Epic MyHealth patient portal embedded in the electronic health record (EHR) Exclusion Criteria: * Medical conditions that might cause unintended weight loss such as cancer or thyroid disease * Provider's assessment that patient is unable to safely undertake moderately intense unsupervised physical activity (the equivalent of 30 minutes of brisk walking) * Edematous state that interferes with bodyweight assessment (e.g., severe congestive heart failure, end-stage renal disease, or ascites) * Bariatric surgery in the last 2 years, or planned during the next 3 years * Current or planned pregnancy in the next 3 years * Currently breastfeeding * Perceived lack of basic computer or Internet skills. * Unable to attend the orientation/baseline visit or comply with the protocol procedures * Any other underlying reason or concomitant condition, which in the opinion of the principal investigator, could confound the results of the study or put the participant at undue risk.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diabetes mellitus Feeding Behavior obesity disorder Weight Loss

As listed by the trial registrant

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Diabetes Diet habit Weight loss

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Utah Health Sciences Center

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

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