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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN85485463
ISRCTN85485463
Completed
Not Applicable

A randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of two commonly-used lifestyle-based weight-loss programmes across three countries

Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research (UK)0 sites804 target enrollmentAugust 8, 2007

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Overweight and obesity
Sponsor
Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research (UK)
Enrollment
804
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 8, 2007
End Date
December 31, 2009
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Men and women who are overweight and with evidence of some increased risk of obesity\-related disease will be eligible for the trial. Participants will be male and female adults aged 18\+ years, with a body mass index of 27 \- 35 kg/m^2 and one or more of the following risk factors:
  • 1\. Family history of diabetes mellitus
  • 2\. Controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus not treated with insulin\*
  • 3\. Previous gestational diabetes mellitus
  • 4\. Impaired glucose tolerance/impaired fasting glycaemia
  • 5\. Mild\-moderate dyslipidaemia, or treatment for dyslipidaemia
  • 6\. Treatment for hypertension
  • 7\. Central adiposity (waist circumference greater than 88 cm in women or greater than 102 cm in men)
  • 8\. Polycystic ovary syndrome/infertility without apparent cause other than weight
  • 9\. Lower limb osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

  • Factors which may affect weight:
  • 1\. Recent weight loss of greater than 5 kg in the previous 3 months
  • 2\. History of clinically\-diagnosed eating disorder
  • 3\. Orthopaedic limitations preventing participation in regular physical activity
  • 4\. Untreated thyroid disease or greater than one change in thyroid medication over previous 6 months
  • 5\. Taking any prescription medication with known effects on appetite or weight (according to National Medicines Formulary)
  • 6\. Taking oral steroids
  • 7\. Chronic/inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders (irritable bowel syndrome acceptable)
  • 8\. Previous surgical procedure for weight loss
  • 9\. Major surgery within previous 3 months

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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