Status:
COMPLETED
A Mentor-Based Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Weight Loss
Obesity
Eligibility:
FEMALE
21-55 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study to examine the effect of having a weight loss mentor on long-term weight loss in overweight adults.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female
- 21-55 years of age
- BMI = 25-35 kg/m2
- Ability to provide informed consent.
- Ability to provide consent from their personal physician to participate in this study.
Exclusion
- Reporting regular exercise participation of at least 20 minutes per day on at least 3 days per week during the previous six months. (This study is designed to recruit relatively sedentary adults.)
- Diabetes, hypothyroidism, or other medical conditions which would affect energy metabolism.
- Currently pregnant, pregnant within the previous six months, or planning on becoming pregnant within the next 12 months. (Pregnancy will be based on self-report and will be included on the detailed medical history that is completed by subjects.)
- Non-medicated resting systolic blood pressure \>160 mmHg or non-medicated resting diastolic blood pressure \>100 mmHg, or taking medication that would affect blood pressure.
- Taking medication that would affect resting heart rate or the heart rate response during exercise (e.g., beta blockade).
- Arrhythmia on resting or exercise electrocardiogram that would indicate that vigorous exercise was contraindicated.
- History of myocardial infarction or valvular disease.
- History of orthopedic complications that would prevent optimal participation in the exercise component (e.g., heel spurs, severe arthritis).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 1999
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
July 1 2002
Estimated Enrollment :
174 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00177697
Start Date
September 1 1999
End Date
July 1 2002
Last Update
September 15 2005
Active Locations (1)
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15203