Diet and Physical Activity Interactions in Obesity

Obesity Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00067964
• Other study ID #: DHAIO (completed)
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 3, 2003
• Last updated: January 12, 2010

Study information

• Verified date: January 2010
• Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The projects funded by this grant, primarily focus on environmental factors that promote weight-gain in the general human population, and how to modify these factors, to prevent further weight-gain in the future. In the coming years, the researchers at the University of Colorado-HSC hope to gain an understanding as to how small changes in diet and physical activity can be achieved and sustained to prevent weight-gain.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 25 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

• BMI: 21-26

• < 5lb. weight change in 6 mo.

• usual fat intake 25-35%

• regularly eats 3 meals/day

• no chronic health problems known to affect appetite

• either active or inactive (specific criteria do exist)

• no smoking

• women must be on bcps

• no evidence of depression, eating disorder, or restrained eater (determined from validated questionnaires).

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• small changes in physical activity and diet

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Colorado-HSC Center for Human Nutrition	Denver	Colorado

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,