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Reducing the Weight of Overweight Schizophrenia Patients

NCT00158366 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 261

Last updated 2018-08-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will determine the effectiveness of a group-based behavioral program for weight reduction in overweight and obese schizophrenia patients.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral training

The behavioral training will teach participants ways to control their diet and increase their physical activity.

BEHAVIORAL

Social skills training

The social skills training will teach participants how to indirectly control their weight by making social contacts and seeking social support.

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral training booster sessions

During biweekly booster treatment sessions, participants will discuss their response to different diet and exercise regimens, and researchers will discuss strategies for increasing one's success with the regimens.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rohan Ganguli, MD · Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2018-07-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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