Improving Weight Loss Maintenance Through Alternative Schedules of Treatment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: variable interval schedule; Behavioral: self-directed treatment

• Registration Number: NCT02487121
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brief Summary

This project examines the effects of differing schedules of extended care contact following weight loss treatment in order to prevent weight regain following treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04
• Primary Completion: 2015-03
• Study Completion: 2015-03
• Status Verified: 2015-06
• Study First Submitted: 2015-06-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-06-29
• Study First Posted: 2015-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 2015-07-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

• At least 21 years-old
• body mass index (BMI) = 28.0 - 45.0 kg/m2
• willing to provide informed consent and accept randomization

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Exclusion Criteria

• BMI >45 kg/m2
• Illnesses requiring medical attention and/or conditions for which weight loss and moderate physical activity would be inadvisable: diabetes not under active treatment, myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident within the last six months; unstable angina within the past six months; congestive heart failure; cancer requiring treatment in past five years (exception: non-melanoma skin cancer); serious infectious diseases (e.g., self-reported HIV); chronic hepatitis; cirrhosis; chronic malabsorption syndrome; chronic pancreatitis; chronic lung diseases that limit physical activity; orthopedic injuries or conditions that significantly limit physical activity.
• Conditions or behaviors likely to affect the conduct of the trial: unwilling or unable to give informed consent; unable to read English at the 5th grade level; unwilling to accept random assignment; unwilling or unable to travel to attend intervention (due to distance from clinic, work schedule or other scheduling conflicts); likely to relocate out of the service area in next 18 months.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
variable interval schedule	variable interval schedule	12 group-based extended care treatment sessions scheduled in 3, 4-week periods over a 12-month period
self-directed treatment	self-directed treatment	provision of treatment materials with instruction to work through materials at participant's own pace

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
body weight (kg)	12 months	change in body weight (kg) between randomization and month-12 follow-up