Status:
TERMINATED
Pilot Study of Dietary Modification of Appetite Set Point in Obesity
Lead Sponsor:
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
An innovative dietary approach to obesity, based on the set-point theory of body weight and associative learning, was developed by Seth Roberts. Roberts's approach focuses on dissociating flavor and c...
Detailed Description
An innovative dietary approach to obesity, based on the set-point theory of body weight and associative learning, was developed by Seth Roberts, professor of psychology at the University of California...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Must be taking at least one medication that is described in the Lexi-comp data base used by SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital for drug information, as potentially causing weight gain
- BMI must be over 29
- Must be fluent in English
- Must have access to a telephone
- Must be able and willing to come in for weekly measurements during the six weeks
- Must not be known to be currently hypothyroid or hyperthyroid. Someone who is euthyroid on replacement could be eligible
Exclusion
- Inability to fully understand the protocol and consent form, including people who have active psychosis
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Inability to read at the 4th grade level
- Current alcohol abuse as determined by the primary provider, or illicit substance use
- Current warfarin use
- Bleeding disorder or thrombocytopenia
- Allergy to fish oil, flaxseed oil, or olive oil
- Current use of any medication that has a probable negative interaction with any of the oils used in the intervention
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00726271
Start Date
June 1 2008
End Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
April 22 2021
Active Locations (1)
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SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210