Role of Apathy in the Effectiveness of Weight Loss Interventions

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether treating apathy with methylphenidate or medical Crisis counselling will increase adherence to weight loss programs thereby increasing their effectiveness

Conditions

• Obesity
• Apathy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

MOVE

is a VA based multidesciplinary weight loss intervention

BEHAVIORAL

medical crisis councelling

group counselling sessions

BEHAVIORAL

MOVE

is a VA based multidesciplinary weight loss intervention

DRUG

methyphenidate

methyphenidate will be used to treat apathy dose 10mg bid

BEHAVIORAL

MOVE

is a VA based multidesciplinary weight loss intervention

DRUG

methyphenidate

methyphenidate will be used to treat apathy dose 10mg bid

BEHAVIORAL

medical crisis councelling

group counselling sessions

BEHAVIORAL

MOVE

is a VA based multidesciplinary weight loss intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System

  lead FED

Principal Investigators

• Cyrus DeSouza, MD · VA Medical Center, Omaha

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

21 Years

Max Age

70 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2007-08-31

Primary Completion

2009-05-31

Completion

2009-05-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations