Status:
COMPLETED
Considering Patient Diet Preferences to Optimize Weight Loss
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 74 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Obesity is increasingly common and can lead to decreased quality of life, increased medical and psychiatric illness, high health care costs, and early mortality. The problem of obesity is as great in ...
Detailed Description
The prevalence of obesity (body mass index \[BMI\] 30 kg/m2) in US adults has skyrocketed over the past 30 years, and is currently as high or higher in veterans as it is in non-veterans. Thus, identif...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Body mass index 30 or greater
- Stable health
- Desire to lose weight
- Agrees to attend regular visits
- Access to telephone and reliable transportation
- Has a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) provider
Exclusion
- Certain chronic or unstable disease (kidney or liver disease, type 1 diabetes, hemoglobin A1c 12% or more, insulin use, unstable heart disease, transplant recipient, blood pressure 160/100 or greater, fasting blood triglycerides 600 or greater, LDL cholesterol 190 or greater)
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, lack of birth control
- Active dementia, psychiatric illness, or substance abuse (past year)
- Weight loss therapy in previous month
- Pacemaker or defibrillator
- Enrolled in another study that might affect measurements
- Previously in study of low-carbohydrate or low-fat diet for weight loss
- Unable to complete all study measures
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
207 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01152359
Start Date
May 1 2011
End Date
August 1 2013
Last Update
April 12 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705