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  • Free Online Weight Management Program

    UConn’s Weight Management Research Group is offering a free weight management program. There are no in-person visits. Rather, this program is completely online.

    The purpose of this program is to help you lose weight and keep it off. You will learn about healthy eating and exercise and strategies to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. Medication is not used in this study. You will also be compensated up to $175 for your participation.

    If you are between the ages of 18-75, have reliable Internet access, you may be eligible to participate.

    Visit our website, call, or email to learn more and see if you qualify:

    http://weight.lab.uconn.edu/joinchamps

    860-380-2986

     *Please note that you may not be able to take our online survey while connected to the UConn Health network, due to the network's firewall. 

    Principal Investigator: Dr. Tricia Leahey, Ph.D., Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut

    This study was approved by the UConn IRB, Protocol #H17-099.

    For more information, contact: Kyrstyn Jenkins at champs.study@uconn.edu