Status:

COMPLETED

Behavioral Treatment for Weight Loss

Lead Sponsor:

Drexel University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Overweight and Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This project compares gold standard cognitive-behavioral therapy (based on LEARN, Diabetes Prevention Program, LOOK Ahead) used in both research and clinical settings, with acceptance-based behavioral...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ages 18 to 65
  • Fluent in English
  • Body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 higher
  • Agrees to not join another weight loss program for 9 months

Exclusion

  • Lactating, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant in the next two years
  • Currently taking a medication or having medical/psychiatric problem known to cause weight loss or weight gain (unless medication is long-term and dosage is unchanging - e.g., Synthroid)
  • A medical or psychiatric condition that limits ability to comply with the program's behavioral recommendations (including physical activity)
  • Current or history in the past ten years of an eating disorder
  • Plans to leave the Philadelphia areas within the next nine months.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

128 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00746265

Start Date

September 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

August 7 2013

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Drexel University, Department of Psychology, 245 N. 15th Street, MS 626

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19102