Does the rate of weight loss influence the success of long term weight management?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000190909
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-02-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria
The criteria for inclusion in the trial are:
*Healthy men and women aged 18-70 years with a desire to lose weight
*Weight stable for 3 months
*BMI >30kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

*Pregnancy or breast feeding
*History of surgical procedures or laxative abuse for weight loss
*The use of any VLCD or weight lowering drugs in the past three months
*Known major weight change in the previous six months (>10% body weight)
*Inability to attend scheduled examinations and visits
*Inability to follow the study instructions, or unlikely to be compliant to the dietary prescription provided
*For females taking an oral contraceptive pill: dose must have been stable for the past three months
*For females using hormone replacement therapy: dose must have been stable for past 3 months
*For participants receiving thyroid preparations or thyroxin treatment: dose must have been stable for the past three months
*Surgical intervention planned during the study
* Any recent (less than six months) cessation of smoking and current smokers
*Participation in another study, or administration of any investigational drug in the past three months
*Uncontrolled and clinically significant disease or known malignancy that could interfere with the study conduct
*Presence of any clinically significant renal or endocrine disease (including diabetes) according the Investigator or as revealed by screening blood tests

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To compare the weight outcome at three years following rapid or slow weight loss. <br>Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) will be used to assess this outcome.[3 years following diet phase.]