# Applying Social Comparison Theory to Behavioral Weight Loss: Does Modifying Group Membership Improve Outcome?

> **NCT00716027** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **The Miriam Hospital** · enrollment: 80 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Standard behavioral treatment for weight loss
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Modified behavioral treatment for weight loss

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00716027
- **Lead sponsor:** The Miriam Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2008-07
- **Primary completion:** 2009-12
- **Final completion:** 2010-03
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2010-09-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00716027

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00716027, "Applying Social Comparison Theory to Behavioral Weight Loss: Does Modifying Group Membership Improve Outcome?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00716027. Licensed CC0.

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