Acceptance-based Behavioral Treatment for Obesity: Maintenance and Mechanisms

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Standard Behavioral Treatment; Acceptance-based Treatment
• Interventions: Behavioral: Acceptance-based treatment; Behavioral: Standard behavioral treatment

• Registration Number: NCT01854320
• Lead Sponsor: Drexel University

Brief Summary

The primary goal of this project is to determine if an innovative behavioral weight loss program that incorporates new developments from the field of behavior therapy produces superior weight control than standard behavioral treatment. A sample of 200 adults from the community are participating in this study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-07
• Study First Submitted: 2013-05-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-05-14
• Study First Posted: 2013-05-15
• Primary Completion: 2018-06
• Study Completion: 2018-06
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 192

Inclusion Criteria

• Be between the ages of 18 and 70
• Have a BMI between 27-50
• Have the ability to engage in physical activity (i.e., can walk at least 2 blocks without stopping for rest).
• Agree to provide permission for the research team to regularly contact your physician throughout the study to share information on changes in your weight.
• Successfully complete all steps in the enrollment process

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Exclusion Criteria

• You have a medical condition or psychiatric condition that may limit your ability to comply with the behavioral recommendations of the program or pose a risk to you during weight loss.
• You are pregnant or plan to become pregnant in the next three years.
• Report recently beginning a course of or changing the dosage of prescription medications that can cause significant weight loss or weight gain.
• You are participating in or plan to participate in another weight loss program in the next three years.
• The research team identifies any factors that would render you potentially unable or unlikely to follow the protocol, or unable to benefit from it.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Acceptance-based treatment	Acceptance-based treatment	Behavioral therapy for weight loss focusing on acceptance-based cognitive strategies and techniques.
Standard behavioral treatment	Standard behavioral treatment	Standard behavioral therapy for weight loss, the "gold standard" treatment.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight	Baseline - 2-year follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Drexel University; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States