Status:

COMPLETED

Healthy Lifestyles for Mentally Ill People Who Have Experienced Weight Gain From Their Antipsychotic Medications

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Diabetes

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This program aims to help Veterans who take antipsychotic medications lose weight. The investigators use a program based on the American Diabetes Association's "Diabetes Prevention Program," and the i...

Detailed Description

Rationale: The focus of this project is to develop a strategy to combat medication associated weight gain, the most problematic side effect of the newer antipsychotic medications. Improvements in long...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Must be a Veteran
  • Diagnosis of psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar illness
  • Age 18-70
  • Clinically determined to require ongoing treatment with Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGA) such as olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, ziprasidone, aripiprazole, clozapine
  • Experienced weight gain since treatment with SGA's
  • Inpatient or outpatient at the West Los Angeles VA
  • Competent to sign informed consent

Exclusion

  • Have recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia (less than 1 year)
  • Are pregnant or breast feeding a baby
  • Have a medically unstable condition

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

122 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00344500

Start Date

October 1 2005

End Date

September 1 2009

Last Update

April 6 2016

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VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

West Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073