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Effectiveness of Brief Counseling for Weight Management

NCT00212199 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 246

Last updated 2010-03-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of three different methods for delivering weight management information. Two methods utilize an obesity drug and the third method utilizes brief behavioral counseling sessions only.

Conditions

  • 1. Obesity

Interventions

DRUG

orlistat

BEHAVIORAL

Brief cognitive behavioral counseling

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hoffmann-La Roche

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • John P Foreyt, PhD · Baylor College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-01-31
Completion
2004-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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