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Gender-sensitive enhancement of commonweight loss strategies for overweight andobesity: a personalized smartphone app

Phase 3
Conditions
Overweight
E66
Obesity
Registration Number
DRKS00016623
Lead Sponsor
Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
213
Inclusion Criteria

1. Obesity class I or II with subjectively experienced weight-related impairment and a current will to lose weight.
2. Overweight (i.e. BMI between 25 and 29.9 kg/m²) with weight-related health problems and/or visceral adipose tissue and/or high psycosocial weight-related distress with a current will to lose weight.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Obesity Class III (i.e. BMI >39.9 kg/m²).
2. Current (or within the last 12 months) involvement in a structured weight loss intervention.
3. Insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes.
4. Previous or intended bariatric surgery.
5. Current psychotherapeutic treatment of weight-related health problems.
6. Weight-enhancing drugs.
7. Drugs which promote weight-loss (e.g. anti-obesity drugs).
8. Weight-enhancing health problems which are not yet treated.
9. Cancerous disease within the last five years.
10. Current substance-use disorders, depression, psychosis, suicidal tendency or pregnancy.
11. Severe cognitive impairments.
12. Insufficient knowledge of the german language.
13. Binge-Eating Disorder or Bulimia nervosa.

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The effectiveness of the intervention with regard to weight-related behavioral changes will be investigated.<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The effectiveness of the intervention with regard to weight will be investigated. Furthermore gender differences in the effectiveness with respect to underlying mechanisms and acceptance of the intervention will be evaluated.
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