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Effectiveness of the Optifast Program Compared With a Reduced-energy Food Based Diet Plan on Body Weight

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Other: Optifast
Other: Food-Based
Registration Number
NCT02635698
Lead Sponsor
Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Brief Summary

Compare percent change in loss of body weight between the OPTIFAST program and a food-based energy-deficit program

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
330
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult males and females between 18 and 70 years
  • Obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2 and 55 kg/m2)
  • Non-smokers or smoking cessation > 6 months
  • < 14 alcoholic beverages per week
  • Willing and able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Active participation in any weight loss program within previous 3 months
  • Weight changes of > 5% body weight within previous 3 months
  • Participated in an Optifast program within prior 5 years
  • Prior bariatric surgery or liposuction
  • Use of any medication prescribed for weight loss in the past 3 months
  • Current major disease or GI disease that is poorly controlled (Crohn's, ulcerative colitis)
  • Type 1 DM
  • Current ESRD
  • Current COPD
  • Any major or active hepatic disease requiring inpatient or outpatient treatment
  • History of acute pancreatitis in the past year
  • Active cancer treatment in the past 2 years other than non-malignant skin cancers
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (Blood pressure 160/100 or greater)
  • Hemoglobin A1c > 10%
  • Recent CV event in past 6 months
  • Pregnancy, childbirth, or nursing within prior 6 months
  • Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) > 30
  • Current major depressive disorder with Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale-Revised (CESD-R) score > 16
  • Schizophrenia, history of bipolar disorder
  • Recent hospitalization for psychiatric illness in past 6 months
  • Dependence on alcohol or sedative-hypnotic drugs
  • Intolerance or allergy to Optifast product
  • Unable to read/speak English
  • Orthopedic limitation preventing participation in regular physical activity
  • Untreated thyroid disease, abnormal TSH, non on stable dose of hormone replacement for hyperthyroidism
  • Major surgery defined as any surgical procedure that might require prolonged convalescence or limit participation in the program in any way
  • Inability to complete the 7-day run-in satisfactorily

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention group, OptifastOptifastOPTIFAST, medically supervised weight-management program
Control group, Low-energy, low-fatFood-BasedFood-based program, current standard of care for weight management
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percent weight change52 weeks

Percent change in body weight between Initial Visit/Baseline and 52 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ability to meet weight goals52 weeks

Percentage of subjects meeting short- and long-term weight loss goals

Change in anthropometrics52 weeks

change in BMI in kg/m\^2 from baseline to 52 weeks

Change in cardiometabolic outcomes52 weeks

Change in 10-year cardiovascular risk score (% likelihood to develop CVD in 10 years)

Trial Locations

Locations (9)

Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University

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Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Alexian Brothers Weight Loss Solutions

🇺🇸

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Wake Forest School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Central Ohio Nutrition Center, Inc.

🇺🇸

Gahanna, Ohio, United States

Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research, Inc.

🇺🇸

Canton, Ohio, United States

Houston Center for Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

Alaska Premier Health

🇺🇸

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

University of Michigan Health System

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Thomas Jefferson University

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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