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Healthy Lifestyles for Mentally Ill People Who Have Experienced Weight Gain From Their Antipsychotic Medications

NCT00344500 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 122

Last updated 2016-04-06

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Summary

This program aims to help Veterans who take antipsychotic medications lose weight. The investigators use a program based on the American Diabetes Association's "Diabetes Prevention Program," and the investigators have modified it to fit the lifestyles of people with mental illness. All participants are educated about nutrition and cutting down fat intake, how and when to exercise, and the causes of diabetes and how to prevent it. Participants must be Veterans who live within one hour of the West Los Angeles VA hospital.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Weight Loss Program

Patients randomized to the behavioral weight loss program (Lifestyle Balance Program) will do the following: -Meet with their psychiatrist and a nutritionist who will go over diet recommendations with the patient * Be given a 7% weight loss goal * Be assisted in obtaining a 500 calorie reduction per day * Exercise for at least 30 min/day, at least 5 days a week * Maintain weekly food and exercise diaries * Be quizzed on their knowledge of healthy eating habits and nutrition

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Donna Ames, MD · VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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