Acceptance-based Behavioral Treatment for Obesity: Maintenance and Mechanisms

Acceptance-based Treatment Clinical Trial

— MYH-II  

Official title:

Acceptance-based Behavioral Treatment for Obesity: Maintenance and Mechanisms

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01854320
• Other study ID #: R01DK095069
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 2012
• Est. completion date: June 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: Drexel University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary goal of this project is to determine if an innovative behavioral weight loss program that incorporates new developments from the field of behavior therapy produces superior weight control than standard behavioral treatment. A sample of 200 adults from the community are participating in this study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 192
• Est. completion date: June 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be between the ages of 18 and 70

• Have a BMI between 27-50

• Have the ability to engage in physical activity (i.e., can walk at least 2 blocks without stopping for rest).

• Agree to provide permission for the research team to regularly contact your physician throughout the study to share information on changes in your weight.

• Successfully complete all steps in the enrollment process

Exclusion Criteria:

• You have a medical condition or psychiatric condition that may limit your ability to comply with the behavioral recommendations of the program or pose a risk to you during weight loss.

• You are pregnant or plan to become pregnant in the next three years.

• Report recently beginning a course of or changing the dosage of prescription medications that can cause significant weight loss or weight gain.

• You are participating in or plan to participate in another weight loss program in the next three years.

• The research team identifies any factors that would render you potentially unable or unlikely to follow the protocol, or unable to benefit from it.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acceptance-based Treatment
• Standard Behavioral Treatment

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Acceptance-based treatment

• Standard behavioral treatment

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Drexel University	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Drexel University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Weight		Baseline - 2-year follow-up