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Addressing Emotional and Cognitive Factors in Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment (Part 2)

NCT00558194 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-03-14

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Summary

Behavioral weight loss, the current treatment of choice for moderate obesity, achieves impressive short term results, however, weight regain following treatment is a major problem. Over 50% of participants in behavioral weight loss programs report difficulty with internal antecedents to unhealthy weight control behaviors and this difficulty is associated with weight regain following treatment. Current treatment approaches do not adequately address these antecedents. The aim of this series of studies is to develop, implement, and evaluate a behavioral weight loss program modified to provide participants with skills to deal effectively with affective and cognitive difficulties. The study targets men and women with BMI of 27-40 who self-report difficulty with emotional and/or cognitive antecedents to unhealthy weight control behaviors. The study will randomize 120 participants to receive 12 months of standard behavioral therapy for weight loss or standard behavioral treatment plus affective and cognitive skills training. The long-term goal of this research is to improve the weight loss maintenance outcomes of behavioral weight loss programs by addressing affective and cognitive antecedents to unhealthy weight control behaviors.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment with Affective and Cognitive Skills Training

12-month (6-month weekly, 3-month biweekly, 3-month monthly) group treatment

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment

12-month (6-month weekly, 3-month biweekly, 3-month monthly) group treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Heather M. Niemeier, Ph.D. · The Miriam Hospital/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown U niversity

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2011-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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