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Treatment of Obesity in Underserved Rural Settings (TOURS)

NCT00201006 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 234

Last updated 2014-03-07

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Summary

To test the effectiveness of interventions designed to promote long-term weight management of obese women in medically underserved rural counties.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Face-to-face counseling

Biweekly group behavioral counseling sessions conducted in a face-to-face format

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone counseling

Biweekly telephone counseling sessions conducted in a one-on-one format

OTHER

Mail contact

Biweekly written newsletters with weight management advice delivered via U.S. mail

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael G Perri, PhD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-05-31

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